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PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1013063437

David MichelsonMD

PRACTICEPAUL E MICHELSON MD, INCSee all providers at this practice →
OphthalmologyLa Jolla, CAI
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MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024
Total beneficiaries
1,662
Unique beneficiaries
—
Total services
3,323
Distinct HCPCS
13
Medicare payment
$154K
Peer benchmark
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Q5
Total Medicare services vs. 2,144 Ophthalmology providers in CA — above median (cohort median 1,859).
REFERRAL NETWORK

Where David Michelson'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). 10 inbound referrers · 17 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from
Inbound — who sends patients here
PhysicianPatientsVisits
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA3791
Unilab Corporation
Clinical Laboratory · West Hills, CA
2362
Scripps Health
Clinical Laboratory · La Jolla, CA
1826
David Najafi
Ophthalmology · La Mesa, CA
1724
Eric Hong
Cardiology · La Jolla, CA
1319
SHARP MEMORIAL HOSPITAL1330
FRANCIS, DAVID1215
Robert Kaplan
Internal Medicine · San Diego, CA
1216
Stephen Moreland
Diagnostic Radiology · San Diego, CA
1116
Darrell Gonzales
Dermatology · La Jolla, CA
1120
Refers patients to
Outbound — where patients go next
PhysicianPatientsVisits
Scripps Health
Clinical Laboratory · San Diego, CA
95440
Laboratory Corporation Of America
Clinical Laboratory · San Diego, CA
67125
SCRIPPS HEALTH67104
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA3696
David Najafi
Ophthalmology · La Mesa, CA
3359
Specialists Surgery Center Of Del Mar Llc
Ambulatory Surgical Center · San Diego, CA
27134
Scripps Health
Clinical Laboratory · La Jolla, CA
2363
FRANCIS, DAVID2237
Bruce Crabtree
Anesthesiology · La Mesa, CA
19102
Unilab Corporation
Clinical Laboratory · West Hills, CA
1835
SCRIPPS HEALTH1724
SHARP MEMORIAL HOSPITAL1627
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.
PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024
Total Rx claims
470
Beneficiaries
—
Total drug cost
$226K
Distinct drugs
14
Brand share
86.6%
Top prescribed drugs
Bimatoprost170 claims
Brimonidine Tartrate34 claims
Brimonidine Tartrate34 claims
Lifitegrast28 claims
Brimonidine Tartrate/Timolol28 claims
QUALITY · MIPS · 2024
Final MIPS score
80.2
Quality
76.1
Cost
75.1
Improvement activities
40.0
Promoting interop.
72.0
Payment adjustment
0.22%
Group
INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024
Total received
$463
Payment records
17
By payment type
Food and Beverage$463