What is William Kessler's specialty?

William Kessler (NPI 1013925585) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Thoracic Surgery in Austin, TX.

Where does William Kessler practice?

William Kessler practices in Austin, TX, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1013925585.

How much does Medicare pay William Kessler?

William Kessler (NPI 1013925585) received approximately $47K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 49 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1013925585

William KesslerM.D.

PRACTICECARDIOTHORACIC AND VASCULAR SURGEONS,PASee all providers at this practice →

Thoracic SurgeryAustin, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$23K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 209 Thoracic Surgery providers in TX — below median (cohort median 254).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$5K

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$3K

Travel and Lodging$1K

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$3K

Travel and Lodging$1K

FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (2)

CCN 450056

Hospital

CCN 670041

Hospital

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where William Kessler'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). 4 inbound referrers · 24 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
ASCENSION SETON	34	134
Clinical Pathology Laboratories, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · Austin, TX	28	67
Paul Tucker Interventional Cardiology · Austin, TX	14	121
Jody Hooten Diagnostic Radiology · Austin, TX	11	19

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
ASCENSION SETON	58	235
Suzanne Ledet Pathology · Austin, TX	32	99
John Barkley Diagnostic Radiology · Austin, TX	23	86
John Williams Diagnostic Radiology · Austin, TX	22	75
John Manning Diagnostic Radiology · Austin, TX	22	105
Clinical Pathology Laboratories, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · Austin, TX	21	69
ST. DAVID'S HEALTHCARE PARTNERSHIP, L.P., LLP	19	54
Jody Hooten Diagnostic Radiology · Austin, TX	17	68
Jordan Weingarten Critical Care (Intensivists) · Austin, TX	17	155
Clay Cauthen Cardiology · Austin, TX	16	128
Marouane Bouchareb Diagnostic Radiology · Austin, TX	16	50
Tuan Nguyen Cardiology · Austin, TX	15	52

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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