What is Kara Hilmes's specialty?

Kara Hilmes (NPI 1316221492) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Nurse Practitioner in San Angelo, TX.

Where does Kara Hilmes practice?

Kara Hilmes practices in San Angelo, TX, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1316221492.

How much does Medicare pay Kara Hilmes?

Kara Hilmes (NPI 1316221492) received approximately $165K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 491 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1316221492

Kara HilmesFNP

PRACTICETEXAS CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIASee all providers at this practice →

Nurse PractitionerSan Angelo, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,377

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

8,597

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$143K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 14,200 Nurse Practitioner providers in TX — top quintile (cohort median 248).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

822

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$9K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

26.4%

Top prescribed drugs

Acetaminophen With Codeine201 claims

Gabapentin168 claims

Tizanidine Hcl97 claims

Tramadol Hcl64 claims

Pregabalin52 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

82.6

Quality

78.2

Cost

67.2

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

96.0

Payment adjustment

0.32%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$2K

Payment records

By payment type

Travel and Lodging$1K

Food and Beverage$250

Top paying entities

Travel and Lodging$1K

Food and Beverage$250

FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (5)

Home health agency

Hospital

Hospital

Hospital

Hospital

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Kara Hilmes'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). 24 inbound referrers · 48 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Eddie Shell Diagnostic Radiology · San Angelo, TX	73	127
Kenneth Taylor Diagnostic Radiology · San Angelo, TX	67	140
Dustin Fentress Physician Assistant · San Angelo, TX	53	85
SAN ANGELO HOSPITAL LP	52	175
Christopher Vanderzant Neurology · San Angelo, TX	45	101
Michael Sickels Diagnostic Radiology · San Angelo, TX	44	66
City Of San Angelo Ambulance Service Provider · San Angelo, TX	26	51
HAGELSTIEN, DEBORAH	21	39
John Gray Interventional Radiology · Fort Worth, TX	19	35
THE WEST TEXAS REHABILITATION CENTER	19	37
Samia Geevarghese Cardiology · San Angelo, TX	16	37
Amanda Ramos Nurse Practitioner · Abilene, TX	16	27

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
SHANNON MEDICAL CENTER	236	592
Luis Duarte Neurosurgery · San Angelo, TX	236	823
Dustin Fentress Physician Assistant · San Angelo, TX	79	129
Kenneth Breedlove Diagnostic Radiology · San Angelo, TX	72	175
SCHULZE, VICTOR	67	122
James Cole Diagnostic Radiology · San Angelo, TX	60	115
Eddie Shell Diagnostic Radiology · San Angelo, TX	53	102
SAN ANGELO HOSPITAL LP	51	146
James Alaly Diagnostic Radiology · San Angelo, TX	49	79
Ross Harper Diagnostic Radiology · San Angelo, TX	47	82
Michael Sickels Diagnostic Radiology · San Angelo, TX	43	68
Kenneth Taylor Diagnostic Radiology · San Angelo, TX	39	77

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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