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PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1033157623

Ernest BhendM.D.

PRACTICENMG SOUTHPARK SERVICES, LLCSee all providers at this practice →
OphthalmologyCharlotte, NCI
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MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024
Total beneficiaries
2,514
Unique beneficiaries
—
Total services
2,888
Distinct HCPCS
12
Medicare payment
$336K
Peer benchmark
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Q5
Total Medicare services vs. 512 Ophthalmology providers in NC — above median (cohort median 2,093).
PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024
Total Rx claims
777
Beneficiaries
—
Total drug cost
$168K
Distinct drugs
11
Brand share
27.0%
Top prescribed drugs
Latanoprost288 claims
Prednisolone Acetate82 claims
Lifitegrast71 claims
Cyclosporine65 claims
Ketorolac Tromethamine58 claims
QUALITY · MIPS · 2024
Final MIPS score
94.0
Quality
81.6
Cost
0.0
Improvement activities
40.0
Promoting interop.
100.0
Payment adjustment
0.80%
APM Entity
INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024
Total received
$170
Payment records
8
By payment type
Food and Beverage$170
REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Ernest Bhend'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). 16 inbound referrers · 39 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from
Inbound — who sends patients here
PhysicianPatientsVisits
Four States Surgery Center, Pc
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204299
FREEMAN-OAK HILL HEALTH SYSTEM191570
ELMBORG, CAROLYN142202
MERCY HOSPITAL CARTHAGE3070
FREEMAN NEOSHO HOSPITAL2539
Russell Kennedy
Family Practice · Webb City, MO
2159
WILLIAMS, JOHN1624
William Nicholas
Cardiology · Joplin, MO
1633
Paul Niegsch
Optometry · Pittsburg, KS
1633
Gregory Goetzinger
Optometry · Carthage, MO
1229
Robert Stauffer
Internal Medicine · Joplin, MO
1239
Richard Price
Diagnostic Radiology · Joplin, MO
1220
Refers patients to
Outbound — where patients go next
PhysicianPatientsVisits
Four States Surgery Center, Pc
Ambulatory Surgical Center · Joplin, MO
4011,588
ELMBORG, CAROLYN253932
FREEMAN-OAK HILL HEALTH SYSTEM181574
MERCY HOSPITAL JOPLIN86212
Don Enyart
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Joplin, MO
69200
Labone Llc
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54117
Nancy Stultz
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Weir, KS
49149
Lorry Lazenby
Optometry · Joplin, MO
44260
MERCY HOSPITAL CARTHAGE3683
FREEMAN NEOSHO HOSPITAL3057
FARNHAM, MARK2547
Terri Tracy
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Joplin, MO
2458
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.