What is Walter Chmelewski's specialty?

Walter Chmelewski (NPI 1275503807) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Rheumatology in Raleigh, NC.

Where does Walter Chmelewski practice?

Walter Chmelewski practices in Raleigh, NC, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1275503807.

How much does Medicare pay Walter Chmelewski?

Walter Chmelewski (NPI 1275503807) received approximately $1.4M in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 570 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1275503807

Walter ChmelewskiM.D.

PRACTICEWALTER L CHMELEWSKI & A SILVIA ROSS MD PTRSee all providers at this practice →

RheumatologyRaleigh, NCI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

2,459

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

23,249

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$552K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 164 Rheumatology providers in NC — above median (cohort median 28,282).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

4,737

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$1.7M

Distinct drugs

Brand share

17.6%

Top prescribed drugs

Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate405 claims

Methotrexate Sodium355 claims

Prednisone354 claims

Celecoxib353 claims

Tramadol Hcl336 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

87.2

Quality

74.5

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.51%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$536

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$536

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$536

FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (2)

CCN 340069

Hospital

CCN 340114

Hospital

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Walter Chmelewski'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). 4 inbound referrers · 8 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
REX HOSPITAL INC.	67	163
DUKE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM INC	22	51
SOLSTAS LAB PARTNERS GROUP LLC	17	63
WAKEMED	11	45

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Burlington, NC	116	252
REX HOSPITAL INC.	72	236
WAKEMED	34	96
DUKE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM INC	21	49
WAKEMED	19	36
DUKE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM, INC.	19	32
SOLSTAS LAB PARTNERS GROUP LLC	18	60
William Vanarthos Diagnostic Radiology · Raleigh, NC	13	23

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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