What is Brett Budden's specialty?

Brett Budden (NPI 1164797411) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Ophthalmology in Metairie, LA.

Where does Brett Budden practice?

Brett Budden practices in Metairie, LA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1164797411.

How much does Medicare pay Brett Budden?

Brett Budden (NPI 1164797411) received approximately $297K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 438 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1164797411

Brett BuddenM.D.

PRACTICEBRETT C BUDDEN MD LLCSee all providers at this practice →

OphthalmologyMetairie, LAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,129

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

2,328

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$245K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 255 Ophthalmology providers in LA — above median (cohort median 1,801).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

291

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$15K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

39.9%

Top prescribed drugs

Prednisolone Acetate134 claims

Moxifloxacin Hcl48 claims

Brimonidine Tartrate/Timolol25 claims

Latanoprost21 claims

Brimonidine Tartrate20 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

89.8

Quality

93.7

Cost

74.5

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.62%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$161

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$161

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$161

FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (1)

CCN 190176

Hospital

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Brett Budden'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 · 7 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
SOUTHERN REGIONAL MEDICAL CORPORATION	107	474
Jessica Borne Diagnostic Radiology · Houma, LA	25	36
Sarah Covey Ophthalmology · Fayetteville, AR	13	23
Lee Arcement Cardiology · Houma, LA	11	25

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
SOUTHERN REGIONAL MEDICAL CORPORATION	134	634
Joshua Groetsch Ophthalmology · Metairie, LA	61	151
Alexander Kosmidis Ophthalmology · Fairview Park, OH	41	76
THALY, LATA	20	29
Thomas Ferguson Internal Medicine · Houma, LA	17	25
Shalin Shah Ophthalmology · Decatur, GA	16	35
Jessica Borne Diagnostic Radiology · Houma, LA	11	14

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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