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PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1417119777

Kara CardenasM.D.

Emergency MedicineGrand Rapids, MII
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PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024
Total Rx claims
33
Beneficiaries
—
Total drug cost
$152
Distinct drugs
2
Brand share
45.5%
Top prescribed drugs
Prednisone18 claims
Cefuroxime Axetil15 claims
MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024
Total beneficiaries
185
Unique beneficiaries
—
Total services
190
Distinct HCPCS
2
Medicare payment
$25K
Peer benchmark
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Q5
Total Medicare services vs. 2,370 Emergency Medicine providers in MI — below median (cohort median 308).
QUALITY · MIPS · 2024
Final MIPS score
97.5
Quality
89.3
Cost
85.9
Improvement activities
40.0
Promoting interop.
0.0
Payment adjustment
0.95%
Group
INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024
Total received
$240
Payment records
2
By payment type
Food and Beverage$240
REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Kara Cardenas'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). 32 inbound referrers · 58 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from
Inbound — who sends patients here
PhysicianPatientsVisits
SPECTRUM HEALTH UNITED95261
SPECTRUM HEALTH PRIMARY CARE PARTNERS5085
Jason Bowman
Emergency Medicine · Grand Rapids, MI
3664
QUICK, JOHN3250
Christopher Buchach
Diagnostic Radiology · Grand Rapids, MI
2841
Christopher Cahill
Emergency Medicine · Grand Rapids, MI
2439
Aileen Arguelles Del Castillo
Hospitalist · Murray, UT
2342
Steven Bezinque
Diagnostic Radiology · Grand Rapids, MI
2334
James Larson
Diagnostic Radiology · Grand Rapids, MI
2232
Thomas Sapp
Emergency Medicine · Grand Rapids, MI
2136
Joseph Junewick
Diagnostic Radiology · Grand Rapids, MI
1929
Life Ems Of Ionia Co Inc
Ambulance Service Provider · Ionia, MI
1992
Refers patients to
Outbound — where patients go next
PhysicianPatientsVisits
SPECTRUM HEALTH HOSPITALS306893
SPECTRUM HEALTH UNITED212648
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN109168
Life Ems Inc
Ambulance Service Provider · Grand Rapids, MI
56132
KOOISTRA, JOSHUA5389
SAINT MARY'S HEALTH SERVICES52128
Paramed Inc
Ambulance Service Provider · Grand Rapids, MI
51145
County Of Montcalm
Ambulance Service Provider · Stanton, MI
47105
SPECTRUM HEALTH PRIMARY CARE PARTNERS4675
Nathaniel Bishop
Emergency Medicine · Grand Rapids, MI
4572
Peter Nye
Diagnostic Radiology · Grand Rapids, MI
4160
Mario Orsini
Diagnostic Radiology · Grand Rapids, MI
4169
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.