What is Akgun Ince's specialty?

Akgun Ince (NPI 1053372334) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Rheumatology in Saint Louis, MO.

Where does Akgun Ince practice?

Akgun Ince practices in Saint Louis, MO, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1053372334.

How much does Medicare pay Akgun Ince?

Akgun Ince (NPI 1053372334) received approximately $2.1M in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 338 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1053372334

Akgun InceM.D.

RheumatologySaint Louis, MOI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

991

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

117,953

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$2.0M

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 94 Rheumatology providers in MO — top quintile (cohort median 1,226).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

3,777

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$1.3M

Distinct drugs

Brand share

33.7%

Top prescribed drugs

Methotrexate Sodium611 claims

Tramadol Hcl591 claims

Prednisone525 claims

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen432 claims

Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate326 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

97.0

Quality

100.0

Cost

90.2

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.93%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$11K

Payment records

155

By payment type

Consulting Fee$6K

Food and Beverage$4K

Travel and Lodging$1K

Top paying entities

Consulting Fee$6K

Food and Beverage$4K

Travel and Lodging$1K

FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (4)

Hospital

Hospital

Hospital

Hospital

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Akgun Ince'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 · 15 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
MERCY HOSPITALS EAST COMMUNITIES	110	309
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Maryland Heights, MO	21	35
ST. LUKES EPISCOPAL-PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL	18	46
SSM HEALTH CARE ST. LOUIS	16	59
MERCY HOSPITALS EAST COMMUNITIES	13	36
Kerri Harting Diagnostic Radiology · Plymouth, MN	12	17

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
Labone Llc Clinical Laboratory · Lenexa, KS	220	675
MERCY HOSPITALS EAST COMMUNITIES	131	422
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Dublin, OH	79	164
MERCY HOSPITAL SOUTH	28	66
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Maryland Heights, MO	27	43
ST. LUKES EPISCOPAL-PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL	21	56
SSM HEALTH CARE ST. LOUIS	20	66
Kerri Harting Diagnostic Radiology · Plymouth, MN	18	37
Jeffrey Thomasson Diagnostic Radiology · Saint Louis, MO	17	41
MERCY HOSPITALS EAST COMMUNITIES	16	37
MISSOURI BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER	16	26
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Burlington, NC	15	22

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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