What is David Drago's specialty?

David Drago (NPI 1306861661) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Physician Assistant in Cornelius, NC.

Where does David Drago practice?

David Drago practices in Cornelius, NC, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1306861661.

How much does Medicare pay David Drago?

David Drago (NPI 1306861661) received approximately $19K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 142 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1306861661

David DragoPA

PRACTICETHE CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG HOSPITAL AUTHORITYSee all providers at this practice →

Physician AssistantCornelius, NCI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

275

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

760

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$15K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 6,303 Physician Assistant providers in NC — top quintile (cohort median 290).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

464

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$3K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

45.9%

Top prescribed drugs

Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen103 claims

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen96 claims

Meloxicam62 claims

Celecoxib50 claims

Famotidine34 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

94.0

Quality

81.6

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.80%

APM Entity

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$16

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$16

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$16

FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (1)

CCN 340183

Hospital

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where David Drago'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). 2 inbound referrers · 5 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
THE CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG HOSPITAL AUTHORITY	58	119
Brad Freidinger Orthopedic Surgery · Concord, NC	48	102

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
THE CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG HOSPITAL AUTHORITY	44	105
Brad Freidinger Orthopedic Surgery · Concord, NC	29	44
CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER	24	34
CAROLINAS REHABILITATION	13	37
CENTERWELL CERTIFIED HEALTHCARE CORP.	13	13

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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