What is Stephen Free's specialty?

Stephen Free (NPI 1225091796) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Physician Assistant in Wilmington, NC.

Where does Stephen Free practice?

Stephen Free practices in Wilmington, NC, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1225091796.

How much does Medicare pay Stephen Free?

Stephen Free (NPI 1225091796) received approximately $60K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 364 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1225091796

Stephen FreePAC MPAS

PRACTICEEMERGEORTHO, PASee all providers at this practice →

Physician AssistantWilmington, NCI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

852

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,094

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$53K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 6,303 Physician Assistant providers in NC — top quintile (cohort median 290).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

596

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$3K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

11.6%

Top prescribed drugs

Meloxicam156 claims

Gabapentin130 claims

Methocarbamol80 claims

Tramadol Hcl74 claims

Cyclobenzaprine Hcl42 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

89.1

Quality

85.9

Cost

77.6

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.59%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (1)

CCN 340141

Hospital

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Stephen Free'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). 7 inbound referrers · 21 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Kelly Wells Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Wilmington, NC	56	81
SOLSTAS LAB PARTNERS GROUP LLC	45	105
Jacksonville Diagnostic Imaging Llc Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF) · Jacksonville, NC	34	38
Sandip Patel Diagnostic Radiology · Wilmington, NC	31	47
Ryan Mcwey Diagnostic Radiology · Wilmington, NC	22	32
Stuart Point Diagnostic Radiology · Wilmington, NC	16	25
PENDER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, INCORPORATED	11	16

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
Robert Rodger Orthopedic Surgery · Wilmington, NC	139	347
NEW HANOVER REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	104	213
Francis Pecoraro Interventional Pain Management · Wilmington, NC	57	90
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Burlington, NC	40	114
SOLSTAS LAB PARTNERS GROUP LLC	36	89
Jacksonville Diagnostic Imaging Llc Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF) · Jacksonville, NC	34	40
ONSLOW MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC	26	71
Willard Hession Diagnostic Radiology · Wilmington, NC	24	39
Fred Scialabba Diagnostic Radiology · Wilmington, NC	22	30
Michael Fisher Diagnostic Radiology · Wilmington, NC	19	29
Ryan Mcwey Diagnostic Radiology · Wilmington, NC	19	33
BLACK, JOHN	19	32

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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