What is Ernest Gatten's specialty?

Ernest Gatten (NPI 1114958360) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Optometry in Franklin, VA.

Where does Ernest Gatten practice?

Ernest Gatten practices in Franklin, VA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1114958360.

How much does Medicare pay Ernest Gatten?

Ernest Gatten (NPI 1114958360) received approximately $19K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 190 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1114958360

Ernest GattenOD

PRACTICEGATTEN EYE CARE, PLLCSee all providers at this practice →

OptometryFranklin, VAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

285

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

310

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$18K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 797 Optometry providers in VA — below median (cohort median 481).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

215

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$11K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

13.5%

Top prescribed drugs

Timolol Maleate70 claims

Latanoprost68 claims

Travoprost24 claims

Bimatoprost17 claims

Ofloxacin13 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$23

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$23

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$23

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Ernest Gatten'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). 6 inbound referrers · 10 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Glenn Robertson Family Practice · North Logan, UT	23	38
SENTARA HOSPITALS	23	29
MOSURE, JAMES	21	24
Alan Edwards Internal Medicine · Franklin, VA	14	24
SENTARA HOSPITALS	13	16
Glenn Bidwell, Jr. Family Practice · Franklin, VA	12	18

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
FRANKLIN HOSPITAL CORPORATION	58	105
MOSURE, JAMES	24	34
Glenn Robertson Family Practice · North Logan, UT	21	37
Frank Romano Ophthalmology · Franklin, VA	19	33
SENTARA HOSPITALS	18	21
James Ponder Family Practice · Franklin, VA	14	20
Ronald Buckley Dermatology · Suffolk, VA	14	18
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Burlington, NC	14	18
Wesley Saher Family Practice · Franklin, VA	13	27
Cynthia Sile Hematology-Oncology · Suffolk, VA	12	45

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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