What is Melanie Choos's specialty?

Melanie Choos (NPI 1164626891) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Physician Assistant in Des Moines, IA.

Where does Melanie Choos practice?

Melanie Choos practices in Des Moines, IA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1164626891.

How much does Medicare pay Melanie Choos?

Melanie Choos (NPI 1164626891) received approximately $3K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 37 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1164626891

Melanie ChoosPA-C

PRACTICEDES MOINES UNIVERSITY OSTEOPATHIC MEDICAL CENTERSee all providers at this practice →

Physician AssistantDes Moines, IAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$2K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,050 Physician Assistant providers in IA — bottom quintile (cohort median 356).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$111

Distinct drugs

Brand share

100.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav13 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (1)

CCN 160083

Hospital

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Melanie Choos'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). 4 inbound referrers · 6 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
CENTRAL IOWA HOSPITAL CORPORATION	25	55
Adam Bjornson Physician Assistant · Des Moines, IA	18	46
Saima Shahid Family Practice · West Des Moines, IA	11	44
CENTRAL IOWA HOSPITAL CORPORATION	11	25

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
CENTRAL IOWA HOSPITAL CORPORATION	32	92
Central Iowa Hospital Corporation Clinical Laboratory · Ankeny, IA	21	58
Saima Shahid Family Practice · West Des Moines, IA	12	34
CENTRAL IOWA HOSPITAL CORPORATION	11	23
Adam Bjornson Physician Assistant · Des Moines, IA	11	19
JOHNSON-ROSE, NANCY	11	26

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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