What is Augustine Mekkam's specialty?

Augustine Mekkam (NPI 1417032186) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Internal Medicine in Richmond, CA.

Where does Augustine Mekkam practice?

Augustine Mekkam practices in Richmond, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1417032186.

How much does Medicare pay Augustine Mekkam?

Augustine Mekkam (NPI 1417032186) received approximately $7K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 42 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1417032186

Augustine MekkamMD

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Internal MedicineRichmond, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$4K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 10,499 Internal Medicine providers in CA — bottom quintile (cohort median 531).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

148

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$1K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

10.1%

Top prescribed drugs

Atorvastatin Calcium34 claims

Furosemide25 claims

Pantoprazole Sodium20 claims

Amlodipine Besylate17 claims

Clopidogrel Bisulfate15 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Augustine Mekkam'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 · 4 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITALS	140	216
Michael Fox Diagnostic Radiology · Colorado Springs, CO	14	21
Amir Axelrod Cardiology · Albuquerque, NM	11	15

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITALS	23	38
Kevin Bobrowsky Cardiology · Vallejo, CA	15	36
LIPPMANN, LAWRENCE	13	17
Medic Ambulance Service Inc Ambulance Service Provider · Vallejo, CA	12	21

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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