What is Paula Newsome's specialty?

Paula Newsome (NPI 1225039993) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Optometry in Charlotte, NC.

Where does Paula Newsome practice?

Paula Newsome practices in Charlotte, NC, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1225039993.

How much does Medicare pay Paula Newsome?

Paula Newsome (NPI 1225039993) received approximately $58K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 86 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1225039993

Paula NewsomeOD, MS, FAAO

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OptometryCharlotte, NCI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

687

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,384

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$57K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 983 Optometry providers in NC — above median (cohort median 605).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,228

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$935K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

83.2%

Top prescribed drugs

Bimatoprost381 claims

Lotilaner257 claims

Travoprost164 claims

Latanoprostene Bunod161 claims

Brimonidine Tartrate/Timolol48 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$4K

Payment records

By payment type

Consulting Fee$3K

Food and Beverage$2K

Top paying entities

Consulting Fee$3K

Food and Beverage$2K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Paula Newsome'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). 1 inbound referrers · 3 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER	35	95

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER	32	81
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Burlington, NC	16	40
THE PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL	14	33

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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