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PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1164456489

Susan NikelsMD

PRACTICEJAVIER WAKSMAN MD,PC.See all providers at this practice →
Internal MedicineAurora, COI
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INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024
No data available for this provider in 2024.
QUALITY · MIPS · 2024
No data available for this provider in 2024.
FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (2)

CCN 067407
Home health agency
CCN 060024
Hospital
PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024
Total Rx claims
722
Beneficiaries
—
Total drug cost
$50K
Distinct drugs
27
Brand share
15.1%
Top prescribed drugs
Atorvastatin Calcium82 claims
Lisinopril60 claims
Omeprazole53 claims
Levothyroxine Sodium53 claims
Amlodipine Besylate49 claims
MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024
Total beneficiaries
179
Unique beneficiaries
—
Total services
222
Distinct HCPCS
4
Medicare payment
$7K
Peer benchmark
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Total Medicare services vs. 1,144 Internal Medicine providers in CO — below median (cohort median 528).
REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Susan Nikels'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). 26 inbound referrers · 46 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from
Inbound — who sends patients here
PhysicianPatientsVisits
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO HOSPITAL AUTHORITY3852,096
Karen Chacko
Internal Medicine · Aurora, CO
4568
Katherine Payne
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Aurora, CO
4590
Huong Lam
Internal Medicine · Aurora, CO
4476
Manisha Bhide
Internal Medicine · Aurora, CO
3477
John Koeppe
Infectious Disease · Aurora, CO
2568
Lavanya Kondapalli
Cardiology · Aurora, CO
2541
Daniel Vargas
Diagnostic Radiology · Aurora, CO
2132
Thomas Suby-Long
Diagnostic Radiology · Aurora, CO
2032
HERGOTT, LAWRENCE1935
Laurence Williams
Internal Medicine · Aurora, CO
1860
Ingrid Lobo
Internal Medicine · Aurora, CO
1849
Refers patients to
Outbound — where patients go next
PhysicianPatientsVisits
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO HOSPITAL AUTHORITY5713,591
Laurence Williams
Internal Medicine · Aurora, CO
58116
Rita Lee
Internal Medicine · Aurora, CO
55108
Katherine Payne
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Aurora, CO
52113
Kathleen Suddarth
Internal Medicine · Aurora, CO
4889
Lawrence Feinberg
Internal Medicine · Aurora, CO
4880
John Koeppe
Infectious Disease · Aurora, CO
4878
Suzanne Brandenburg
Internal Medicine · Aurora, CO
4358
REDSTONE, PAUL4273
Ingrid Lobo
Internal Medicine · Aurora, CO
3776
Kelly White
Internal Medicine · Aurora, CO
3559
Manisha Bhide
Internal Medicine · Aurora, CO
2779
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.