What is Wendy Sickels's specialty?

Wendy Sickels (NPI 1003980863) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Family Practice in Santa Cruz, CA.

Where does Wendy Sickels practice?

Wendy Sickels practices in Santa Cruz, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1003980863.

How much does Medicare pay Wendy Sickels?

Wendy Sickels (NPI 1003980863) received approximately $2K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 109 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1003980863

Wendy SickelsMD

PRACTICESANTA CRUZ COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERSSee all providers at this practice →

Family PracticeSanta Cruz, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

145

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$1K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 8,228 Family Practice providers in CA — below median (cohort median 411).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

2,086

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$70K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

21.9%

Top prescribed drugs

Levothyroxine Sodium118 claims

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen93 claims

Lisinopril80 claims

Cyclobenzaprine Hcl72 claims

Gabapentin71 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (4)

Home health agency

Home health agency

Home health agency

Hospital

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Wendy Sickels's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 2 inbound referrers · 5 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
DIGNITY HEALTH	20	48
Jon Keller Pathology · Palo Alto, CA	13	39

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
SANTA CRUZ COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS	102	474
Unilab Corporation Clinical Laboratory · San Jose, CA	50	190
MEAD, MARIA	37	85
DIGNITY HEALTH	25	70
BRETON, ELISA	13	21

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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