What is Benjamin Wendel's specialty?

Benjamin Wendel (NPI 1306197496) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Physician Assistant in Knoxville, TN.

Where does Benjamin Wendel practice?

Benjamin Wendel practices in Knoxville, TN, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1306197496.

How much does Medicare pay Benjamin Wendel?

Benjamin Wendel (NPI 1306197496) received approximately $55K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 402 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1306197496

Benjamin WendelPA

PRACTICEORTHOTENNESSEE, PCSee all providers at this practice →

Physician AssistantKnoxville, TNI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

800

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

5,414

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$46K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 2,238 Physician Assistant providers in TN — top quintile (cohort median 336).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,079

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$4K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

5.7%

Top prescribed drugs

Oxycodone Hcl264 claims

Meloxicam168 claims

Ondansetron Hcl154 claims

Gabapentin147 claims

Cefadroxil103 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

85.9

Quality

82.0

Cost

70.9

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.46%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$131

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$131

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$131

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Benjamin Wendel'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). 1 inbound referrers · 14 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Steven Knight Diagnostic Radiology · Knoxville, TN	11	16

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM, INC.	92	181
Michael Eilerman Orthopedic Surgery · Knoxville, TN	61	180
Laboratory Corporation Of America Clinical Laboratory · Knoxville, TN	33	76
Michael Mccollum Orthopedic Surgery · Knoxville, TN	22	63
Rong Zeng Diagnostic Radiology · Knoxville, TN	19	25
Peter Petruzzi Diagnostic Radiology · Knoxville, TN	18	26
Anton Allen Diagnostic Radiology · Knoxville, TN	13	26
Deanna Taylor-Gantte Diagnostic Radiology · Knoxville, TN	13	15
Jeffrey Peeke Diagnostic Radiology · Knoxville, TN	12	30
Rural/Metro Of Tennessee, L.P. Ambulance Service Provider · Knoxville, TN	12	22
Paul Campbell Diagnostic Radiology · Knoxville, TN	12	19
METRO KNOXVILLE HMA LLC	11	18

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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