What is Crystal Hefner's specialty?

Crystal Hefner (NPI 1154311389) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Optometry in Newton, NC.

Where does Crystal Hefner practice?

Crystal Hefner practices in Newton, NC, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1154311389.

How much does Medicare pay Crystal Hefner?

Crystal Hefner (NPI 1154311389) received approximately $21K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 217 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1154311389

Crystal HefnerO.D.

OptometryNewton, NCI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

326

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

2,225

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$20K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 983 Optometry providers in NC — top quintile (cohort median 605).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$25K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

83.8%

Top prescribed drugs

Neomycin/Polymyxin B/Dexametha43 claims

Cyclosporine19 claims

Latanoprost12 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$239

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$239

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$239

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Crystal Hefner'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). 3 inbound referrers · 6 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
CATAWBA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER	56	78
Richard Chang Ophthalmology · Hickory, NC	19	62
Graystone Eye Surgery Center Llc Ambulatory Surgical Center · Hickory, NC	17	44

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
CATAWBA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER	40	67
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Burlington, NC	28	39
Richard Chang Ophthalmology · Hickory, NC	23	81
DLP FRYE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER LLC	14	20
William Long Family Practice · Conover, NC	11	20
Mary Prince Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Hickory, NC	11	19

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.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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