What is Brandy Hicks's specialty?

Brandy Hicks (NPI 1043210933) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Optometry in Sylva, NC.

Where does Brandy Hicks practice?

Brandy Hicks practices in Sylva, NC, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1043210933.

How much does Medicare pay Brandy Hicks?

Brandy Hicks (NPI 1043210933) received approximately $54K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 318 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1043210933

Brandy HicksOD

PRACTICEBRANDY E HICKS OD PASee all providers at this practice →

OptometrySylva, NCI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

879

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

2,667

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$54K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 983 Optometry providers in NC — top quintile (cohort median 605).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

410

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$39K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

26.6%

Top prescribed drugs

Latanoprost161 claims

Brimonidine Tartrate80 claims

Erythromycin Base46 claims

Timolol Maleate31 claims

Doxycycline Hyclate29 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$16

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$16

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$16

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Brandy Hicks'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 · 11 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
DLP HARRIS REGIONAL HOSPITAL LLC	88	223
Neille Wilson Diagnostic Radiology · Sylva, NC	17	27
Roy Gallinger Family Practice · Sylva, NC	14	31

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
DLP HARRIS REGIONAL HOSPITAL LLC	74	177
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Tucker, GA	26	58
MISSION HOSPITAL INC	19	192
DLP SWAIN COUNTY HOSPITAL, LLC	18	48
Neille Wilson Diagnostic Radiology · Sylva, NC	18	25
Frank Bonomo Diagnostic Radiology · Sylva, NC	17	37
Thomas Wolf Internal Medicine · Sylva, NC	16	40
Roy Gallinger Family Practice · Sylva, NC	15	32
DLP HAYWOOD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER LLC.	15	36
Mark Joseph Ophthalmology · Asheville, NC	12	548
William Bridges Ophthalmology · Asheville, NC	11	19

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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