What is Muhammad Alam's specialty?

Muhammad Alam (NPI 1194731224) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Nephrology in Shelby, NC.

Where does Muhammad Alam practice?

Muhammad Alam practices in Shelby, NC, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1194731224.

How much does Medicare pay Muhammad Alam?

Muhammad Alam (NPI 1194731224) received approximately $276K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 648 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1194731224

Muhammad AlamM.D.

PRACTICENEPHROLOGY ASSOCIATES OF THE CAROLINAS, P.A.See all providers at this practice →

NephrologyShelby, NCI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,347

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

3,439

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$272K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 295 Nephrology providers in NC — top quintile (cohort median 1,277).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

2,862

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$95K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

12.2%

Top prescribed drugs

Losartan Potassium565 claims

Calcitriol401 claims

Amlodipine Besylate263 claims

Lisinopril240 claims

Hydralazine Hcl143 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

98.5

Quality

91.9

Cost

82.2

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.99%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$504

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$421

Education$83

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$421

Education$83

FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (5)

Dialysis facility

Dialysis facility

Dialysis facility

Hospital

Hospital

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Muhammad Alam'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). 94 inbound referrers · 174 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
THE CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG HOSPITAL AUTHORITY	274	919
Aamir Iqbal Nephrology · Shelby, NC	230	696
CLEVELAND COUNTY HEALTHCARE SYSTEM	145	358
DLP RUTHERFORD REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM, LLC	115	299
TUBBS, CHARLES	112	229
DIALYSIS CLINIC INC.	93	413
DIALYSIS CLINIC INC	89	169
Harry Hobson General Surgery · Shelby, NC	85	361
TOTAL RENAL CARE OF NORTH CAROLINA LLC	83	465
County Of Cleveland North Carolina Ambulance Service Provider · Shelby, NC	74	164
NPI 1255335535	71	262
Kenneth Cloninger Family Practice · Shelby, NC	62	287

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
Aamir Iqbal Nephrology · Shelby, NC	299	947
THE CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG HOSPITAL AUTHORITY	272	959
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Burlington, NC	268	615
AHMED, SYED	234	663
TUBBS, CHARLES	114	215
Michael Wehmueller Diagnostic Radiology · Shelby, NC	103	198
DLP RUTHERFORD REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM, LLC	101	290
DIALYSIS CLINIC INC.	97	642
James Stevens Diagnostic Radiology · Charlotte, NC	96	212
CLEVELAND COUNTY HEALTHCARE SYSTEM	95	216
Charles Girard Diagnostic Radiology · Gastonia, NC	93	170
CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER	89	130

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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