What is Kavita Ernst's specialty?

Kavita Ernst (NPI 1043438179) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Cardiology in Oakland, CA.

Where does Kavita Ernst practice?

Kavita Ernst practices in Oakland, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1043438179.

How much does Medicare pay Kavita Ernst?

Kavita Ernst (NPI 1043438179) received approximately $5K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 183 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1043438179

Kavita ErnstMD

CardiologyOakland, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

168

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

206

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$2K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,869 Cardiology providers in CA — bottom quintile (cohort median 2,371).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

2,817

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$761K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

22.6%

Top prescribed drugs

Metoprolol Tartrate305 claims

Atorvastatin Calcium286 claims

Spironolactone215 claims

Metoprolol Succinate200 claims

Furosemide192 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (1)

CCN 050075

Hospital

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Kavita Ernst'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). 2 inbound referrers · 4 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITALS	54	84
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY	11	31

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITALS	31	42
American Medical Response West Ambulance Service Provider · Concord, CA	17	27
Shaojun Wang Cardiology · Richmond, CA	11	12
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY	11	20

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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