What is Lauren Blieden's specialty?

Lauren Blieden (NPI 1023271582) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Ophthalmology in Houston, TX.

Where does Lauren Blieden practice?

Lauren Blieden practices in Houston, TX, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1023271582.

How much does Medicare pay Lauren Blieden?

Lauren Blieden (NPI 1023271582) received approximately $133K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 448 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1023271582

Lauren BliedenM.D.

PRACTICEBEN TAUB GENERAL HOSPITALSee all providers at this practice →

OphthalmologyHouston, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,285

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,590

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$100K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,238 Ophthalmology providers in TX — below median (cohort median 1,864).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

2,271

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$338K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

35.8%

Top prescribed drugs

Latanoprost564 claims

Timolol Maleate254 claims

Dorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat244 claims

Brimonidine Tartrate169 claims

Prednisolone Acetate138 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$62K

Payment records

By payment type

Consulting Fee$42K

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$11K

Food and Beverage$5K

Honoraria$3K

Travel and Lodging$1K

Top paying entities

Consulting Fee$42K

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$11K

Food and Beverage$5K

Honoraria$3K

Travel and Lodging$1K

FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (1)

CCN 450193

Hospital

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Lauren Blieden'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). 3 inbound referrers · 7 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
HARRIS COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT	53	193
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Houston, TX	16	37
Ore-Ofeoluwatomi Adesina Ophthalmology · Houston, TX	12	21

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
HARRIS COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT	62	230
MEMORIAL HERMANN HEALTH SYSTEM	21	36
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Houston, TX	14	45
Memorial Hermann Surgery Center Texas Medical Center, Llp Ambulatory Surgical Center · Houston, TX	13	37
Laboratory Corporation Of America Clinical Laboratory · Houston, TX	12	25
John Mcneely Anesthesiology · Victoria, TX	11	22
Grace Lindhorst Ophthalmology · Houston, TX	11	16

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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