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PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1396819371

Richard KernM.D.

PRACTICESELECT ER, LLCSee all providers at this practice →
NeurosurgeryWichita Falls, TXI
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QUALITY · MIPS · 2024
Final MIPS score
93.3
Quality
86.7
Cost
56.2
Improvement activities
40.0
Promoting interop.
0.0
Payment adjustment
0.77%
Group
PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024
Total Rx claims
36
Beneficiaries
—
Total drug cost
$354
Distinct drugs
2
Brand share
58.3%
Top prescribed drugs
Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen21 claims
Methocarbamol15 claims
INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024
Total received
$150
Payment records
1
By payment type
Food and Beverage$150
MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024
Total beneficiaries
496
Unique beneficiaries
—
Total services
597
Distinct HCPCS
12
Medicare payment
$137K
Peer benchmark
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Total Medicare services vs. 406 Neurosurgery providers in TX — top quintile (cohort median 373).
REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Richard Kern'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). 15 inbound referrers · 27 outbound destinations.

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Inbound — who sends patients here
PhysicianPatientsVisits
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Noel Bergquist
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2951
Samuel Porter
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2359
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2042
INDEPENDENT PHYSICAL THERAPY, LLC19116
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Jeffrey Alvis
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1638
Amy Walthour
Family Practice · Chattanooga, TN
1228
Eileen Lorenz
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1122
MEMORIAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEM INC.1128
Refers patients to
Outbound — where patients go next
PhysicianPatientsVisits
CHATTANOOGA HAMILTON COUNTY HOSPITAL AUTHORITY182526
MEMORIAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEM INC.32102
Puckett Emergency Medical Services, Llc
Ambulance Service Provider · East Ridge, TN
3047
Steven Quarfordt
Interventional Radiology · Chattanooga, TN
2865
Jacob Noe
Diagnostic Radiology · Knoxville, TN
2644
Justin Calvert
Interventional Radiology · Mobile, AL
2552
Harris Hawk
Interventional Radiology · Chattanooga, TN
2449
Harigovinda Challa
Diagnostic Radiology · Chattanooga, TN
2347
SISKIN HOSPITAL FOR PHYSICAL REHABILITATION2049
Peter Boehm
Neurosurgery · Chattanooga, TN
2053
INDEPENDENT PHYSICAL THERAPY, LLC19101
Paul Hoffmann
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Chattanooga, TN
1941
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.