What is Ernest Hook's specialty?

Ernest Hook (NPI 1174614051) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Podiatry in Folsom, CA.

Where does Ernest Hook practice?

Ernest Hook practices in Folsom, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1174614051.

How much does Medicare pay Ernest Hook?

Ernest Hook (NPI 1174614051) received approximately $130K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 580 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1174614051

Ernest HookDPM

PodiatryFolsom, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,544

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

2,755

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$114K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,510 Podiatry providers in CA — above median (cohort median 1,479).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

196

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$20K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

46.4%

Top prescribed drugs

Mupirocin62 claims

Ciclopirox Olamine22 claims

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen20 claims

Efinaconazole18 claims

Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim17 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

88.7

Quality

68.0

Cost

75.1

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

99.0

Payment adjustment

0.57%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$793

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$793

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$793

FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (1)

CCN 050414

Hospital

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Ernest Hook'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). 16 inbound referrers · 33 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
DIGNITY HEALTH	53	74
Robert Debruin Internal Medicine · Folsom, CA	28	89
David No Dermatology · Folsom, CA	25	40
Sami Khouri Internal Medicine · Folsom, CA	21	51
BURGER PHYSICAL THERAPY AND REHABILITATION AGENCY INC	18	31
Donald Gutman Internal Medicine · Folsom, CA	17	31
Bradley Chipps Pulmonary Disease · Sacramento, CA	17	62
Thong Tram Internal Medicine · Folsom, CA	16	54
Cecille Taylor Ophthalmology · Folsom, CA	15	18
Roy Kaku Cardiology · Folsom, CA	15	16
Dheeraj Kamra Internal Medicine · Fair Oaks, CA	14	41
Rohit Bhaskar Cardiology · Folsom, CA	14	25

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
Unilab Corporation Clinical Laboratory · Sacramento, CA	227	713
DIGNITY HEALTH	71	115
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA	55	164
Shawn Palmer Ophthalmology · Folsom, CA	41	61
MARSHALL MEDICAL CENTER	32	93
David No Dermatology · Folsom, CA	29	46
Robert Debruin Internal Medicine · Folsom, CA	28	94
Cecille Taylor Ophthalmology · Folsom, CA	27	33
Bakotic Pathology Associates, Llc Clinical Laboratory · Alpharetta, GA	27	40
Sutter Valley Medical Foundation Clinical Laboratory · Sacramento, CA	27	124
Warren Brandle Family Practice · Gold River, CA	25	43
BURGER PHYSICAL THERAPY AND REHABILITATION AGENCY INC	24	43

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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