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PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1356540827

Charles AhrensM.D.

PRACTICEST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL OF DULUTHSee all providers at this practice →
OphthalmologyDuluth, MNI
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QUALITY · MIPS · 2024
No data available for this provider in 2024.
PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024
Total Rx claims
1,134
Beneficiaries
—
Total drug cost
$109K
Distinct drugs
15
Brand share
26.0%
Top prescribed drugs
Latanoprost252 claims
Prednisolone Acetate153 claims
Timolol Maleate125 claims
Ketorolac Tromethamine115 claims
Ofloxacin99 claims
REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Charles Ahrens'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). 4 inbound referrers · 6 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from
Inbound — who sends patients here
PhysicianPatientsVisits
RANGE REGIONAL HEALTH SERVICES56160
SMDC MEDICAL CENTER3067
Amy Hilde-Philips
Family Practice · Hibbing, MN
2171
Frank Suslavich
Diagnostic Radiology · Hibbing, MN
1221
Refers patients to
Outbound — where patients go next
PhysicianPatientsVisits
ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL OF DULUTH68146
RANGE REGIONAL HEALTH SERVICES58117
SMDC MEDICAL CENTER2760
Lakewalk Surgery Center, Inc.
Ambulatory Surgical Center · Duluth, MN
1429
Amy Hilde-Philips
Family Practice · Hibbing, MN
1342
Mitchell Cardwell
Family Practice · Hibbing, MN
1333
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.
MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024
Total beneficiaries
930
Unique beneficiaries
—
Total services
1,652
Distinct HCPCS
14
Medicare payment
$119K
Peer benchmark
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Q5
Total Medicare services vs. 303 Ophthalmology providers in MN — top quintile (cohort median 1,199).
INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024
Total received
$15
Payment records
1
By payment type
Food and Beverage$15