What is Cary Hickman's specialty?

Cary Hickman (NPI 1134171440) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Internal Medicine in Charleston, SC.

Where does Cary Hickman practice?

Cary Hickman practices in Charleston, SC, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1134171440.

How much does Medicare pay Cary Hickman?

Cary Hickman (NPI 1134171440) received approximately $306K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 631 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1134171440

Cary HickmanMD

Internal MedicineCharleston, SCI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

2,851

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

5,589

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$303K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,190 Internal Medicine providers in SC — top quintile (cohort median 884).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

4,468

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$408K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

18.1%

Top prescribed drugs

Atorvastatin Calcium305 claims

Amlodipine Besylate238 claims

Lorazepam207 claims

Sertraline Hcl126 claims

Omeprazole122 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$485

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$485

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$485

FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (8)

Home health agency

Home health agency

Home health agency

Hospital

Hospital

Hospital

Hospital

Hospital

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Cary Hickman'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). 35 inbound referrers · 84 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
R Livingston Internal Medicine · Charleston, SC	254	678
Johnny Campbell Diagnostic Radiology · Charleston, SC	47	95
PROCTOR, WILLIAM	44	88
Charleston County Government Ambulance Service Provider · North Charleston, SC	42	96
MCLAIN, CHRISTOPHER	40	77
Matthew Brady Diagnostic Radiology · Charleston, SC	39	68
Hugh Thompson Internal Medicine · Charleston, SC	36	71
BAGG, MICHAEL	31	62
SMITH, ROBERT	31	76
Andrew Anderson Diagnostic Radiology · Charleston, SC	30	58
MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AUTHORITY	27	161
Jay Robards Diagnostic Radiology · Charlestown, SC	26	53

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
ROPER HOSPITAL, INC	320	1,146
R Livingston Internal Medicine · Charleston, SC	289	681
BON SECOURS ST. FRANCIS XAVIER HOSPITAL INC.	196	575
PROCTOR, WILLIAM	59	126
BAGG, MICHAEL	57	135
Amy Deaton Diagnostic Radiology · Charleston, SC	52	94
MCLAIN, CHRISTOPHER	48	116
Lisa Baron Diagnostic Radiology · Charleston, SC	47	90
Jeffery Bennett Diagnostic Radiology · Charleston, SC	47	99
Hugh Thompson Internal Medicine · Charleston, SC	46	102
William Snyder Internal Medicine · Charleston, SC	46	93
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Burlington, NC	45	88

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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