PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1053380048

Pendleton WickershamM.D.

RheumatologySan Antonio, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

7,078

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

164,623

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$2.5M

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 382 Rheumatology providers in TX — top quintile (cohort median 13,742).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

5,109

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$3.3M

Distinct drugs

Brand share

34.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen685 claims

Prednisone467 claims

Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate464 claims

Methotrexate Sodium305 claims

Gabapentin225 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

86.1

Quality

74.8

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.47%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$249K

Payment records

381

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$165K

Consulting Fee$46K

Travel and Lodging$31K

Food and Beverage$7K

Education$52

FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (2)

CCN 450007

Hospital

CCN 450058

Hospital

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Pendleton Wickersham'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). 4 inbound referrers · 17 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
METHODIST HEALTHCARE SYSTEM OF SAN ANTONIO, LTD., L.L.P.	49	64
Clinical Pathology Laboratories, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · Austin, TX	29	55
CHRISTUS SANTA ROSA HEALTH CARE CORPORATION	12	19
CRESCENDO BIOSCIENCE, INC	11	14

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Irving, TX	173	427
Laboratory Corporation Of America Clinical Laboratory · Houston, TX	81	157
METHODIST HEALTHCARE SYSTEM OF SAN ANTONIO, LTD., L.L.P.	60	99
CRESCENDO BIOSCIENCE, INC	33	42
Clinical Pathology Laboratories, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · Austin, TX	29	48
WIESENTHAL, MARTIN	22	58
VHS SAN ANTONIO PARTNERS LLC	22	55
Ellen Lin Interventional Pain Management · San Antonio, TX	21	63
CHRISTUS SANTA ROSA HEALTH CARE CORPORATION	16	34
BEXAR COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT	14	34
David Wood Diagnostic Radiology · San Antonio, TX	13	20
Peter Berardo Diagnostic Radiology · San Antonio, TX	13	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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