What is Karen Nipper's specialty?

Karen Nipper (NPI 1124093059) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Ophthalmology in Waterbury, CT.

Where does Karen Nipper practice?

Karen Nipper practices in Waterbury, CT, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1124093059.

How much does Medicare pay Karen Nipper?

Karen Nipper (NPI 1124093059) received approximately $96K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 439 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1124093059

Karen NipperM.D.

PRACTICEREFOCUS SURGERY CENTERS, LLCSee all providers at this practice →

OphthalmologyWaterbury, CTI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

891

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,352

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$81K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 255 Ophthalmology providers in CT — below median (cohort median 1,669).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

2,163

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$337K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

58.2%

Top prescribed drugs

Erythromycin Base529 claims

Azelastine Hcl363 claims

Neomycin/Polymyxin B/Dexametha333 claims

Cyclosporine138 claims

Cyclosporine116 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

85.9

Quality

89.6

Cost

67.7

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

95.0

Payment adjustment

0.46%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$566

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$566

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$566

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Karen Nipper'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). 1 inbound referrers · 2 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
THE BROOKLYN HOSPITAL CENTER	13	44

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
THE BROOKLYN HOSPITAL CENTER	15	29
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated Clinical Laboratory · Clifton, NJ	15	40

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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