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PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1053357715

Dean CarlsonM.D.

OphthalmologyColorado Springs, COI
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INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024
No data available for this provider in 2024.
PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024
Total Rx claims
1,614
Beneficiaries
—
Total drug cost
$137K
Distinct drugs
17
Brand share
35.0%
Top prescribed drugs
Latanoprost716 claims
Dorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat326 claims
Brimonidine Tartrate110 claims
Timolol Maleate94 claims
Dorzolamide Hcl56 claims
QUALITY · MIPS · 2024
Final MIPS score
92.9
Quality
99.1
Cost
77.5
Improvement activities
40.0
Promoting interop.
0.0
Payment adjustment
0.75%
Group
MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024
Total beneficiaries
3,020
Unique beneficiaries
—
Total services
3,236
Distinct HCPCS
13
Medicare payment
$164K
Peer benchmark
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Total Medicare services vs. 288 Ophthalmology providers in CO — above median (cohort median 1,772).
REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Dean Carlson'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). 13 inbound referrers · 45 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from
Inbound — who sends patients here
PhysicianPatientsVisits
UCH-MHS143246
Steven Dewey
Ophthalmology · Colorado Springs, CO
5060
NPI 139678113448120
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO HOSPITAL AUTHORITY2137
REEVES, ROBERT1935
POTTER, DAVID1625
Christopher Cole
Cardiology · Colorado Springs, CO
1528
James Luu
Ophthalmology · Colorado Springs, CO
1421
BAR-HITE INC1319
Richard Vu
Internal Medicine · Colorado Springs, CO
1347
Michael Starkey
Diagnostic Radiology · Colorado Springs, CO
1316
Deborah Jalowiec
Cardiology · Colorado Springs, CO
1221
Refers patients to
Outbound — where patients go next
PhysicianPatientsVisits
Surgery Affiliates, Llc
Ambulatory Surgical Center · Colorado Springs, CO
250922
UCH-MHS164314
CATHOLIC HEALTH INITIATIVES COLORADO164302
Steven Dewey
Ophthalmology · Colorado Springs, CO
84126
Laboratory Corporation Of America
Clinical Laboratory · Englewood, CO
6082
Optumcare Colorado Medical Group, Llc
Clinical Laboratory · Colorado Springs, CO
49114
POTTER, DAVID49161
Douglas Chapman
Anesthesiology · Colorado Springs, CO
42103
NPI 139678113442120
SCOTT, MICHAEL37112
Eric Thomas
Anesthesiology · Ephrata, PA
2671
CHITTUM, MARK2542
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.