What is Steven Karas's specialty?

Steven Karas (NPI 1245221910) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Interventional Cardiology in Melbourne, FL.

Where does Steven Karas practice?

Steven Karas practices in Melbourne, FL, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1245221910.

How much does Medicare pay Steven Karas?

Steven Karas (NPI 1245221910) received approximately $487K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 1,635 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1245221910

Steven KarasMD

Interventional CardiologyMelbourne, FLI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

4,949

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

7,004

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$419K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 407 Interventional Cardiology providers in FL — top quintile (cohort median 2,661).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

6,821

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$1.6M

Distinct drugs

Brand share

29.4%

Top prescribed drugs

Metoprolol Succinate805 claims

Atorvastatin Calcium639 claims

Rosuvastatin Calcium487 claims

Apixaban485 claims

Carvedilol339 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

94.8

Quality

86.5

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.83%

APM Entity

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$1K

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$847

Travel and Lodging$553

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$847

Travel and Lodging$553

FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (5)

Hospital

Hospital

Hospital

Hospital

Hospital

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Steven Karas'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). 107 inbound referrers · 204 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
HOLMES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, INC.	491	1,876
Brevard County Board Of County Commissioner Ambulance Service Provider · Rockledge, FL	153	552
Brent Brandon Diagnostic Radiology · Melbourne, FL	126	622
Robert Paige Diagnostic Radiology · Melbourne, FL	89	238
LEVY, RONALD	80	234
Joy Huddleston Diagnostic Radiology · Melbourne, FL	76	265
Matthew Mattern Diagnostic Radiology · Melbourne, FL	76	260
NADOLNY, RICHARD	70	230
NPI 1053311027	68	237
Jose Ramos Diagnostic Radiology · Melbourne, FL	59	225
Norberto Schechtmann Interventional Cardiology · Palm Bay, FL	59	447
Carmen Anderson Diagnostic Radiology · New Orleans, LA	58	162

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
HOLMES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, INC.	467	1,455
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Tampa, FL	116	333
NPI 1902881543	99	238
Brent Brandon Diagnostic Radiology · Melbourne, FL	98	443
Joy Huddleston Diagnostic Radiology · Melbourne, FL	76	286
Robert Paige Diagnostic Radiology · Melbourne, FL	73	163
Brevard County Board Of County Commissioner Ambulance Service Provider · Rockledge, FL	69	194
Jose Ramos Diagnostic Radiology · Melbourne, FL	66	211
Prakash Reddy Pulmonary Disease · Indialantic, FL	65	370
James Mazalewski Diagnostic Radiology · Melbourne, FL	65	183
Norberto Schechtmann Interventional Cardiology · Palm Bay, FL	64	356
NADOLNY, RICHARD	63	148

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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