What is Matthew Pifer's specialty?

Matthew Pifer (NPI 1336302231) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Orthopedic Surgery in Santa Barbara, CA.

Where does Matthew Pifer practice?

Matthew Pifer practices in Santa Barbara, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1336302231.

How much does Medicare pay Matthew Pifer?

Matthew Pifer (NPI 1336302231) received approximately $173K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 341 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1336302231

Matthew PiferMD

Orthopedic SurgerySanta Barbara, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,292

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

2,612

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$161K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,921 Orthopedic Surgery providers in CA — above median (cohort median 1,100).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

468

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$2K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

42.3%

Top prescribed drugs

Meloxicam270 claims

Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen102 claims

Ondansetron84 claims

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen12 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

7.5

Quality

15.0

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

0.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

-9.00%

Individual

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$63K

Payment records

By payment type

Consulting Fee$50K

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$6K

Travel and Lodging$5K

Food and Beverage$3K

Top paying entities

Consulting Fee$50K

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$6K

Travel and Lodging$5K

Food and Beverage$3K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Matthew Pifer'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). 3 inbound referrers · 16 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Gregory Evans Diagnostic Radiology · N Wilkesboro, NC	54	167
NORTH CAROLINA BAPTIST HOSPITAL	30	88
Judith Harris-Coleman Nurse Practitioner · Asheville, NC	11	45

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
WRMC HOSPITAL OPERATING CORPORATION	117	611
Gregory Evans Diagnostic Radiology · N Wilkesboro, NC	43	159
John Mclarney Diagnostic Radiology · N Wilkesboro, NC	41	119
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Burlington, NC	31	98
NORTH CAROLINA BAPTIST HOSPITAL	26	74
County Of Wilkes Ambulance Service Provider · Wilkesboro, NC	22	86
Daniel Barnette Anesthesiology · Wilkesboro, NC	19	74
HUGH CHATHAM MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC	17	60
Arun Rao Anesthesiology · Atlanta, GA	17	66
Joseph Barber Anesthesiology · Wilkesboro, NC	16	47
Bradley Templeton Internal Medicine · North Wilkesboro, NC	16	60
Steven Anderson Orthopedic Surgery · North Wilkesboro, NC	16	52

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.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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