What is Michael Happel's specialty?

Michael Happel (NPI 1215935275) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Neurology in Metairie, LA.

Where does Michael Happel practice?

Michael Happel practices in Metairie, LA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1215935275.

How much does Medicare pay Michael Happel?

Michael Happel (NPI 1215935275) received approximately $125K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 264 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1215935275

Michael HappelMD

NeurologyMetairie, LAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

328

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

12,391

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$113K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 214 Neurology providers in LA — top quintile (cohort median 352).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

5,094

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$2.7M

Distinct drugs

Brand share

32.7%

Top prescribed drugs

Gabapentin324 claims

Donepezil Hcl200 claims

Carbidopa/Levodopa198 claims

Memantine Hcl172 claims

Levetiracetam168 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

63.4

Quality

35.6

Cost

73.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

96.0

Payment adjustment

-1.39%

Individual

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$4K

Payment records

207

By payment type

Food and Beverage$4K

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$4K

FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (4)

Hospital

Hospital

Hospital

Hospital

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Michael Happel'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 · 8 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Houston, TX	41	89
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Birmingham, AL	13	18

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Houston, TX	51	115
LCMC HEALTH HOLDINGS INC	35	128
OCHSNER CLINIC FOUNDATION	29	86
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Birmingham, AL	21	25
Christopher Lawrence Diagnostic Radiology · Metairie, LA	14	22
ST. TAMMANY PARISH HOSPITAL SERVICE DISTRICT NO 1	13	31
TOURO INFIRMARY	13	30
UNIVERSITY HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, L.C.	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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