What is Sarita Cross's specialty?

Sarita Cross (NPI 1194740837) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Nephrology in Asheville, NC.

Where does Sarita Cross practice?

Sarita Cross practices in Asheville, NC, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1194740837.

How much does Medicare pay Sarita Cross?

Sarita Cross (NPI 1194740837) received approximately $73K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 436 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1194740837

Sarita CrossMD

PRACTICEMOUNTAIN KIDNEY & HYPERTENSION ASSOCIATES, P.A.See all providers at this practice →

NephrologyAsheville, NCI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

897

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,460

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$71K

Peer benchmark

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

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

2,131

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$175K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

14.9%

Top prescribed drugs

Amlodipine Besylate242 claims

Spironolactone140 claims

Furosemide140 claims

Losartan Potassium130 claims

Lisinopril117 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$271

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$268

Education$2

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$268

Education$2

FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (7)

Dialysis facility

Dialysis facility

Hospital

Hospital

Hospital

Hospital

Hospital

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Sarita Cross'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). 19 inbound referrers · 38 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
NPI 1255335535	88	220
TOTAL RENAL CARE OF NORTH CAROLINA LLC	79	90
Nam Vo Nephrology · Asheville, NC	35	99
John Manley Nephrology · Asheville, NC	33	109
Wesley Pruitt Nephrology · Asheville, NC	31	75
HENDERSON COUNTY HOSPITAL CORPORATION	27	120
Brian England Nephrology · Asheville, NC	26	102
FLETCHER HOSPITAL INC.	25	76
Winfield Word-Sims Nephrology · Asheville, NC	21	53
THE MCDOWELL HOSPITAL INC	17	93
TOTAL RENAL CARE OF NORTH CAROLINA LLC	16	145
SOLSTAS LAB PARTNERS GROUP LLC	16	41

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
MISSION HOSPITAL INC	229	895
William Durham Nephrology · Asheville, NC	104	189
TOTAL RENAL CARE OF NORTH CAROLINA LLC	73	81
BANMAN, CHRISTINE	64	133
THE MCDOWELL HOSPITAL INC	55	236
Nam Vo Nephrology · Asheville, NC	46	112
Joseph Aiello Nephrology · Asheville, NC	39	97
John Manley Nephrology · Asheville, NC	38	112
Wesley Pruitt Nephrology · Asheville, NC	36	105
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Burlington, NC	33	72
TOTAL RENAL CARE OF NORTH CAROLINA LLC	26	246
MISSION IMAGING SERVICES, LLC	25	55

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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