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PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1083615058

Ismo KaariainenMD

PRACTICEBLUE RIDGE NEPHROLOGY, P.A.See all providers at this practice →
Internal MedicineBoone, NCI
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FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (5)

CCN 341535
Hospice
CCN 341591
Hospice
CCN 340041
Hospital
CCN 340116
Hospital
CCN 345526
Nursing home
MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024
Total beneficiaries
297
Unique beneficiaries
—
Total services
508
Distinct HCPCS
9
Medicare payment
$75K
Peer benchmark
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Q5
Total Medicare services vs. 2,554 Internal Medicine providers in NC — below median (cohort median 687).
PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024
Total Rx claims
604
Beneficiaries
—
Total drug cost
$123K
Distinct drugs
13
Brand share
6.5%
Top prescribed drugs
Calcitriol187 claims
Losartan Potassium90 claims
Amlodipine Besylate70 claims
Sevelamer Carbonate59 claims
Furosemide43 claims
QUALITY · MIPS · 2024
No data available for this provider in 2024.
INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024
Total received
$116
Payment records
5
By payment type
Food and Beverage$99
Education$17
REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Ismo Kaariainen'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). 31 inbound referrers · 93 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from
Inbound — who sends patients here
PhysicianPatientsVisits
CATAWBA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER2401,030
James Ritter
Internal Medicine · Hickory, NC
74391
Luke Byrnes
Interventional Cardiology · Conover, NC
71313
BOOLS, JOHN68239
Knox Tate
Diagnostic Radiology · Hickory, NC
54192
Charles Scheil
Diagnostic Radiology · Hickory, NC
51207
John Battiston
Diagnostic Radiology · Hickory, NC
49162
Eric Johnson
Diagnostic Radiology · Hickory, NC
48165
Scott Sledge
Hospitalist · Hickory, NC
44356
Matthew Dyson
Diagnostic Radiology · Hickory, NC
43106
Adrian Holtzman
Diagnostic Radiology · Hickory, NC
41183
Keith Harper
Diagnostic Radiology · Seattle, WA
37126
Refers patients to
Outbound — where patients go next
PhysicianPatientsVisits
CATAWBA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER289942
County Of Catawba Office Of Accountant
Ambulance Service Provider · Newton, NC
167590
Brian Steg
Cardiology · Conover, NC
99268
James Ritter
Internal Medicine · Hickory, NC
90284
Brian Rhodes
Diagnostic Radiology · Hickory, NC
87261
Luke Byrnes
Interventional Cardiology · Conover, NC
75174
Eric Johnson
Diagnostic Radiology · Hickory, NC
71193
Knox Tate
Diagnostic Radiology · Hickory, NC
68222
HARLAN, STEVE65211
BOOLS, JOHN64206
Scott Sledge
Hospitalist · Hickory, NC
62385
Charles Scheil
Diagnostic Radiology · Hickory, NC
61181
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.