What is Pendleton Wickersham's specialty?

Pendleton Wickersham (NPI 1053380048) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Rheumatology in San Antonio, TX.

Where does Pendleton Wickersham practice?

Pendleton Wickersham practices in San Antonio, TX, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1053380048.

How much does Medicare pay Pendleton Wickersham?

Pendleton Wickersham (NPI 1053380048) received approximately $3.3M in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 663 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

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

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$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.

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