What is Brian Kistler's specialty?

Brian Kistler (NPI 1043473507) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Orthopedic Surgery in Santa Maria, CA.

Where does Brian Kistler practice?

Brian Kistler practices in Santa Maria, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1043473507.

How much does Medicare pay Brian Kistler?

Brian Kistler (NPI 1043473507) received approximately $255K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 297 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1043473507

Brian KistlerM.D.

Orthopedic SurgerySanta Maria, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

742

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,012

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$142K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,921 Orthopedic Surgery providers in CA — above median (cohort median 1,100).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$76

Distinct drugs

Brand share

100.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen12 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

75.0

Quality

0.0

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

0.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.00%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$38K

Payment records

By payment type

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$25K

Consulting Fee$6K

Food and Beverage$4K

Travel and Lodging$3K

Top paying entities

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$25K

Consulting Fee$6K

Food and Beverage$4K

Travel and Lodging$3K

FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (4)

Home health agency

Home health agency

Home health agency

Hospital

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Brian Kistler'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). 6 inbound referrers · 12 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Rolf Grage Diagnostic Radiology · Jacksonville, FL	22	46
Leonard Hojnowski Nuclear Medicine · Syracuse, NY	21	47
Arthur Yegorov Diagnostic Radiology · Johnson City, NY	21	56
Eastern Paramedics Inc Ambulance Service Provider · Syracuse, NY	13	23
Tanya George Internal Medicine · Syracuse, NY	12	49
COHEN, HAL	12	17

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
SUNY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SYRACUSE	74	169
Leonard Hojnowski Nuclear Medicine · Syracuse, NY	33	80
Rolf Grage Diagnostic Radiology · Jacksonville, FL	24	72
Arthur Yegorov Diagnostic Radiology · Johnson City, NY	23	53
Ernest Scalzetti Diagnostic Radiology · Syracuse, NY	19	46
COHEN, HAL	18	27
Alberto Maldonado Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Cincinnati, OH	15	34
Santiago Miro Diagnostic Radiology · Winchester, VA	15	35
Eastern Paramedics Inc Ambulance Service Provider · Syracuse, NY	12	23
Sylvie Destian Diagnostic Radiology · New York, NY	12	20
Kirk Craig Diagnostic Radiology · Syracuse, NY	12	21
Ravi Adhikary Diagnostic Radiology · Syracuse, NY	11	26

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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