What is Kara Chidester's specialty?

Kara Chidester (NPI 1124172606) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Family Practice in Columbus, OH.

Where does Kara Chidester practice?

Kara Chidester practices in Columbus, OH, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1124172606.

How much does Medicare pay Kara Chidester?

Kara Chidester (NPI 1124172606) received approximately $74K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 122 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1124172606

Kara ChidesterMD

PRACTICEANN ZORETIC ANSEL, M.D., INC.See all providers at this practice →

Family PracticeColumbus, OHI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,183

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,704

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$63K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 3,312 Family Practice providers in OH — top quintile (cohort median 630).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

2,037

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$165K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

18.4%

Top prescribed drugs

Atorvastatin Calcium198 claims

Lisinopril138 claims

Amlodipine Besylate124 claims

Rosuvastatin Calcium116 claims

Hydrochlorothiazide97 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$30

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$30

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$30

FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (5)

Hospital

Hospital

Hospital

Hospital

Hospital

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Kara Chidester'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 · 3 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
OHIOHEALTH CORPORATION	12	31

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Dublin, OH	55	132
OHIOHEALTH CORPORATION	16	39
OHIOHEALTH CORPORATION	16	44

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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