What is Virginia Gifford's specialty?

Virginia Gifford (NPI 1033208459) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Physician Assistant in Bakersfield, CA.

Where does Virginia Gifford practice?

Virginia Gifford practices in Bakersfield, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1033208459.

How much does Medicare pay Virginia Gifford?

Virginia Gifford (NPI 1033208459) received approximately $117K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 389 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1033208459

Virginia GiffordNP

PRACTICEANA CARDENAS DERMATOLOGY, A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATIONSee all providers at this practice →

Physician AssistantBakersfield, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,425

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

5,276

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$114K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 7,073 Physician Assistant providers in CA — top quintile (cohort median 224).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,696

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$227K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

5.1%

Top prescribed drugs

Ketoconazole398 claims

Imiquimod394 claims

Triamcinolone Acetonide192 claims

Fluorouracil90 claims

Clobetasol Propionate75 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

85.3

Quality

70.6

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.43%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$691

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$606

Education$85

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$606

Education$85

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Virginia Gifford'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). 1 inbound referrers · 4 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Pacific Point Laboratories, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · San Luis Obispo, CA	35	49

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
Pacific Point Laboratories, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · San Luis Obispo, CA	42	66
Laboratory Corporation Of America Clinical Laboratory · Los Angeles, CA	20	24
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL	19	31
Unilab Corporation Clinical Laboratory · West Hills, CA	12	18

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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