What is Melissa Costner's specialty?

Melissa Costner (NPI 1265491302) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Dermatology in Addison, TX.

Where does Melissa Costner practice?

Melissa Costner practices in Addison, TX, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1265491302.

How much does Medicare pay Melissa Costner?

Melissa Costner (NPI 1265491302) received approximately $229K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 768 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1265491302

Melissa CostnerMD

PRACTICEDALLAS DERMATOLOGY PARTNERS, PLLCSee all providers at this practice →

DermatologyAddison, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

2,418

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

9,627

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$217K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 965 Dermatology providers in TX — top quintile (cohort median 2,537).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,732

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$987K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

16.7%

Top prescribed drugs

Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate188 claims

Triamcinolone Acetonide162 claims

Minoxidil129 claims

Prednisone126 claims

Mycophenolate Mofetil112 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

94.8

Quality

97.1

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

88.0

Payment adjustment

0.83%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$167K

Payment records

317

By payment type

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$121K

Consulting Fee$20K

Travel and Lodging$18K

Food and Beverage$8K

Education$85

Top paying entities

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$121K

Consulting Fee$20K

Travel and Lodging$18K

Food and Beverage$8K

Education$85

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Melissa Costner'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). 5 inbound referrers · 10 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Laboratory Corporation Of America Clinical Laboratory · Dallas, TX	47	73
Clinical Pathology Laboratories, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · Austin, TX	28	41
TEXAS HEALTH PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL DALLAS	28	37
Swdic Imaging Center Partnership, Llp Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF) · Dallas, TX	26	38
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER AT DALLAS	21	29

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
Cockerell Dermatopathology Pa Clinical Laboratory · Dallas, TX	150	214
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Irving, TX	99	220
Laboratory Corporation Of America Clinical Laboratory · Dallas, TX	45	76
Swdic Imaging Center Partnership, Llp Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF) · Dallas, TX	29	41
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER AT DALLAS	25	39
Clinical Pathology Laboratories, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · Austin, TX	24	30
TEXAS HEALTH PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL DALLAS	21	28
Michael Valachovic Internal Medicine · Dallas, TX	17	76
CLEARPOINT DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORIES, LLC	14	20
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER	12	15

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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