What is Nikita Hegde's specialty?

Nikita Hegde (NPI 1023200565) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Rheumatology in Stow, OH.

Where does Nikita Hegde practice?

Nikita Hegde practices in Stow, OH, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1023200565.

How much does Medicare pay Nikita Hegde?

Nikita Hegde (NPI 1023200565) received approximately $54K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 328 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1023200565

Nikita HegdeM.D.

RheumatologyStow, OHI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

727

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,097

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$54K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 197 Rheumatology providers in OH — above median (cohort median 1,087).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

3,096

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$4.7M

Distinct drugs

Brand share

45.8%

Top prescribed drugs

Methotrexate Sodium662 claims

Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate539 claims

Alendronate Sodium202 claims

Adalimumab197 claims

Prednisone146 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$40K

Payment records

By payment type

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$38K

Travel and Lodging$1K

Food and Beverage$850

Top paying entities

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$38K

Travel and Lodging$1K

Food and Beverage$850

FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (5)

Hospital

Hospital

Hospital

Hospital

Hospital

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Nikita Hegde'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). 5 inbound referrers · 18 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
SUMMA HEALTH SYSTEM	25	79
SUMMA BARBERTON CITIZENS HOSPITAL	21	63
Rafik Khalil Diagnostic Radiology · Lodi, OH	14	48
CRESCENDO BIOSCIENCE, INC	14	16
ROBINSON HEALTH SYSTEM, INC.	12	32

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
AKRON GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER	223	1,199
CRESCENDO BIOSCIENCE, INC	52	133
SUMMA HEALTH SYSTEM	34	125
ROBINSON HEALTH SYSTEM, INC.	22	73
SUMMA BARBERTON CITIZENS HOSPITAL	21	50
Carl Martino Diagnostic Radiology · Akron, OH	20	77
CAVENY, ELIZABETH	19	54
WESTERN RESERVE HOSPITAL, LLC	19	52
Thomas Herbener Diagnostic Radiology · Akron, OH	18	45
Darryl Rini Diagnostic Radiology · Akron, OH	17	46
SPIRTOS, CHARLES	15	44
Douglas Foltz Diagnostic Radiology · Cleveland, OH	14	41

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.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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