What is David Ernst's specialty?

David Ernst (NPI 1306076518) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Optometry in O Fallon, IL.

Where does David Ernst practice?

David Ernst practices in O Fallon, IL, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1306076518.

How much does Medicare pay David Ernst?

David Ernst (NPI 1306076518) received approximately $65K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 409 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1306076518

David ErnstO.D.

PRACTICEFAMILY EYE CARE OF OFALLON PCSee all providers at this practice →

OptometryO Fallon, ILI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,378

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

8,148

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$62K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,316 Optometry providers in IL — top quintile (cohort median 376).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

168

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$10K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

20.8%

Top prescribed drugs

Latanoprost84 claims

Prednisolone Acetate20 claims

Brimonidine Tartrate16 claims

Timolol Maleate13 claims

Neomycin/Polymyxin B/Dexametha12 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

84.7

Quality

69.3

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.41%

Individual

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$537

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$537

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$537

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where David Ernst'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). 0 inbound referrers · 6 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

No inbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF STAUNTON	37	89
STAUNTON CLINIC, LLC	24	52
Labone Llc Clinical Laboratory · Lenexa, KS	21	37
Rajneesh Jain Internal Medicine · Staunton, IL	17	43
PROTESTANT MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER, INC.	17	36
ST ELIZABETHS HOSPITAL OF THE HOSPITAL SISTERS OF THE THIRD ORDER	11	19

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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