What is Derek Ames's specialty?

Derek Ames (NPI 1174836431) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Optometry in St George, UT.

Where does Derek Ames practice?

Derek Ames practices in St George, UT, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1174836431.

How much does Medicare pay Derek Ames?

Derek Ames (NPI 1174836431) received approximately $28K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 277 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1174836431

Derek AmesO.D.

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OptometrySt George, UTI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

430

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

455

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$26K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 252 Optometry providers in UT — above median (cohort median 212).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$836

Distinct drugs

Brand share

0.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Prednisolone Acetate23 claims

Timolol Maleate16 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$27

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$27

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$27

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Derek Ames'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). 2 inbound referrers · 4 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
IHC HEALTH SERVICES, INC.	44	66
DUNLAP, IVAN	11	28

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
IHC HEALTH SERVICES, INC.	40	79
St George Surgical Center Lp Ambulatory Surgical Center · St George, UT	20	63
Jason Hendrix Ophthalmology · St George, UT	17	94
Jerry Hadlock Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Salem, UT	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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