What is Katafan Achkar's specialty?

Katafan Achkar (NPI 1063413235) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Nephrology in Webster, TX.

Where does Katafan Achkar practice?

Katafan Achkar practices in Webster, TX, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1063413235.

How much does Medicare pay Katafan Achkar?

Katafan Achkar (NPI 1063413235) received approximately $130K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 226 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1063413235

Katafan AchkarMD

PRACTICEENDOCRINOLOGY CLINIC AT CLEAR LAKE SPECIALTIES PLLCSee all providers at this practice →

NephrologyWebster, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

428

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,450

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$109K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 883 Nephrology providers in TX — above median (cohort median 1,432).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

456

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$43K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

21.5%

Top prescribed drugs

Amlodipine Besylate69 claims

Carvedilol46 claims

Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim40 claims

Losartan Potassium35 claims

Chlorthalidone31 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$232

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$232

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$232

FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (4)

Dialysis facility

Dialysis facility

Hospital

Hospital

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Katafan Achkar'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). 5 inbound referrers · 3 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
CHCA CLEAR LAKE LP	39	133
Abdul Abdellatif Nephrology · Webster, TX	15	82
Edwin Rodriguez-Reyes Diagnostic Radiology · Houston, TX	12	32
Jose Mayen Nunez Internal Medicine · Webster, TX	12	32
Steven Gerguis Diagnostic Radiology · Houston, TX	11	23

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
CHCA CLEAR LAKE LP	19	40
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Houston, TX	11	29
Acadian Ambulance Service Of Texas Llc Ambulance Service Provider · Beaumont, TX	11	37

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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