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PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1306991666

Ralph PieningMD

PRACTICEJOHN E. EMMEL, MD, PCSee all providers at this practice →
Internal MedicineCharleston, SCI
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FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (1)

CCN 420065
Hospital
PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024
Total Rx claims
148
Beneficiaries
—
Total drug cost
$4K
Distinct drugs
8
Brand share
10.1%
Top prescribed drugs
Tramadol Hcl27 claims
Lorazepam22 claims
Levothyroxine Sodium20 claims
Amlodipine Besylate19 claims
Clonazepam19 claims
MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024
Total beneficiaries
532
Unique beneficiaries
—
Total services
711
Distinct HCPCS
3
Medicare payment
$91K
Peer benchmark
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Q5
Total Medicare services vs. 1,190 Internal Medicine providers in SC — below median (cohort median 884).
QUALITY · MIPS · 2024
Final MIPS score
75.0
Quality
64.9
Cost
0.0
Improvement activities
0.0
Promoting interop.
0.0
Payment adjustment
0.00%
Individual
INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024
No data available for this provider in 2024.
REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Ralph Piening'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). 107 inbound referrers · 92 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from
Inbound — who sends patients here
PhysicianPatientsVisits
John Kleckley
Geriatric Medicine · Columbia, SC
3871,929
WEST ASHLEY REHABILITATION AND NURSING CENTER-CHARLESTON SC LLC3011,042
Charleston County Government
Ambulance Service Provider · North Charleston, SC
175450
MEYER, JENNIFER150854
Family Medical Transport Llc
Ambulance Service Provider · Charleston, SC
1421,154
MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AUTHORITY128749
TRIDENT MEDICAL CENTER LLC99357
Johnny Campbell
Diagnostic Radiology · Charleston, SC
78225
James Thomas
Internal Medicine · Charleston, SC
711,476
Vital Care Ems
Ambulance Service Provider · Piedmont, SC
65147
Matthew Brady
Diagnostic Radiology · Charleston, SC
51125
SMITH, ROBERT49146
Refers patients to
Outbound — where patients go next
PhysicianPatientsVisits
John Kleckley
Geriatric Medicine · Columbia, SC
3431,543
MEYER, JENNIFER2041,281
Jody Eblen
Nurse Practitioner · Charleston, SC
197701
WEST ASHLEY REHABILITATION AND NURSING CENTER-CHARLESTON SC LLC180429
PEREIRA, ANDREA1661,445
TRIDENT MEDICAL CENTER LLC138545
CONNOR, ELIZABETH1381,523
ROPER HOSPITAL, INC138432
MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AUTHORITY107607
Symphony Diagnostic Services No 1 Llc
Portable X-Ray Supplier · Sparks, MD
101280
Family Medical Transport Llc
Ambulance Service Provider · Charleston, SC
1001,037
Charleston County Government
Ambulance Service Provider · North Charleston, SC
90234
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.