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PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1205981750

Chirag PatelM.D.

PRACTICEDIGITRACE CARE SERVICES INCSee all providers at this practice →
Internal MedicineMerrillville, INI
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FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (16)

CCN 147719
Home health agency
CCN 147756
Home health agency
CCN 147785
Home health agency
CCN 147850
Home health agency
CCN 147930
Home health agency
CCN 141644
Hospice
CCN 141654
Hospice
CCN 141668
Hospice
CCN 141699
Hospice
CCN 151614
Hospice
CCN 140186
Hospital
CCN 140242
Hospital
CCN 150002
Hospital
CCN 150034
Hospital
CCN 150125
Hospital
CCN 155667
Nursing home
MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024
Total beneficiaries
721
Unique beneficiaries
—
Total services
1,390
Distinct HCPCS
12
Medicare payment
$74K
Peer benchmark
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Q5
Total Medicare services vs. 1,429 Internal Medicine providers in IN — top quintile (cohort median 666).
PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024
Total Rx claims
76,643
Beneficiaries
—
Total drug cost
$3.1M
Distinct drugs
282
Brand share
17.0%
Top prescribed drugs
Atorvastatin Calcium4,531 claims
Amlodipine Besylate2,909 claims
Levothyroxine Sodium2,887 claims
Donepezil Hcl2,805 claims
Furosemide2,632 claims
QUALITY · MIPS · 2024
Final MIPS score
75.0
Quality
0.0
Cost
75.5
Improvement activities
0.0
Promoting interop.
0.0
Payment adjustment
0.00%
Individual
INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024
Total received
$327
Payment records
6
By payment type
Food and Beverage$327
REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Chirag Patel'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). 22 inbound referrers · 52 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from
Inbound — who sends patients here
PhysicianPatientsVisits
THE METHODIST HOSPITALS, INC126426
Larry Salberg
Neurology · Merrillville, IN
91440
FRANCISCAN HEALTH CROWN POINT84295
MUNSTER MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC67394
Subhasree Misra
Neurology · Lombard, IL
36112
PORTER HOSPITAL LLC2698
Valerie Royal
Nurse Practitioner · Gary, IN
26133
Kristine Starcevich
Nurse Practitioner · Merrillville, IN
24150
Medlab Inc
Clinical Laboratory · Elk Grove Village, IL
21467
John Gustaitis
Diagnostic Radiology · Munster, IN
1959
FRANCISCAN HEALTH MUNSTER1632
Kenneth Segel
Diagnostic Radiology · Edina, MN
1546
Refers patients to
Outbound — where patients go next
PhysicianPatientsVisits
THE METHODIST HOSPITALS, INC110477
Richard Cristea
Neurology · Merrillville, IN
90233
FRANCISCAN HEALTH CROWN POINT85389
Larry Salberg
Neurology · Merrillville, IN
76305
ST MARY MEDICAL CENTER INC63403
MUNSTER MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC60325
NPI 158871704544246
SONIADE CARES, INC4484
PROMPT MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION INC43312
Subhasree Misra
Neurology · Lombard, IL
42131
Valerie Royal
Nurse Practitioner · Gary, IN
33149
John Gustaitis
Diagnostic Radiology · Munster, IN
3187
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.