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PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1083621510

Michael BestMD

Family PracticeMichigan City, INI
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FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (3)

CCN 157145
Home health agency
CCN 150006
Hospital
CCN 150015
Hospital
PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024
Total Rx claims
10,207
Beneficiaries
—
Total drug cost
$652K
Distinct drugs
151
Brand share
22.0%
Top prescribed drugs
Atorvastatin Calcium398 claims
Levothyroxine Sodium385 claims
Rosuvastatin Calcium380 claims
Amlodipine Besylate359 claims
Omeprazole308 claims
MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024
Total beneficiaries
874
Unique beneficiaries
—
Total services
1,377
Distinct HCPCS
14
Medicare payment
$86K
Peer benchmark
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Q5
Total Medicare services vs. 2,007 Family Practice providers in IN — above median (cohort median 736).
INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024
Total received
$37
Payment records
2
By payment type
Food and Beverage$37
QUALITY · MIPS · 2024
No data available for this provider in 2024.
REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Michael Best'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). 11 inbound referrers · 13 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from
Inbound — who sends patients here
PhysicianPatientsVisits
INDIANA UNIVERSITY HEALTH LA PORTE HOSPITAL INC64426
Brendan Banyon
Diagnostic Radiology · Grand Rapids, MI
3486
Sammi Dali
Interventional Cardiology · Michigan City, IN
26121
David Gorecki
Cardiology · La Porte, IN
21111
La Porte County Auditor
Ambulance Service Provider · La Porte, IN
1640
Smari Thordarson
Diagnostic Radiology · Laporte, IN
1528
Jack Markiewicz
Diagnostic Radiology · Indianapolis, IN
1433
Aparajita Das
Cardiology · Maywood, IL
1342
John De Persio
Diagnostic Radiology · Nashua, NH
1325
Rishi Sukhija
Interventional Cardiology · Cincinnati, OH
1245
Krishna Pillai
Diagnostic Radiology · La Porte, IN
1133
Refers patients to
Outbound — where patients go next
PhysicianPatientsVisits
FRANCISCAN HEALTH MICHIGAN CITY157847
INDIANA UNIVERSITY HEALTH LA PORTE HOSPITAL INC62402
Alverno Laboratories, Llc
Clinical Laboratory · Hammond, IN
4293
Sammi Dali
Interventional Cardiology · Michigan City, IN
26178
Brendan Banyon
Diagnostic Radiology · Grand Rapids, MI
2446
David Gorecki
Cardiology · La Porte, IN
2093
Richard Dobben
Diagnostic Radiology · Michigan City, IN
1760
Aparajita Das
Cardiology · Maywood, IL
1647
Carey Ransone
Urology · Michigan City, IN
1442
Randolph Roberts
Diagnostic Radiology · Crown Point, IN
1342
La Porte County Auditor
Ambulance Service Provider · La Porte, IN
1328
Rishi Sukhija
Interventional Cardiology · Cincinnati, OH
1232
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.