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PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1417999814

Christopher MerchantP.A. C

PRACTICEGREAT FALLS ORTHOPEDIC ASSOCIATESSee all providers at this practice →
Physician AssistantGreat Falls, MTI
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REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Christopher Merchant'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). 2 inbound referrers · 16 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from
Inbound — who sends patients here
PhysicianPatientsVisits
Keith Bortnem
Orthopedic Surgery · Great Falls, MT
81463
Richard Carson
Pathology · Great Falls, MT
1121
Refers patients to
Outbound — where patients go next
PhysicianPatientsVisits
BENEFIS HOSPITALS, INC.124725
Keith Bortnem
Orthopedic Surgery · Great Falls, MT
62467
BENEFIS COMMUNITY CARE, INC.2873
Gregory Tierney
Orthopedic Surgery · Great Falls, MT
25177
John Mahan
Internal Medicine · Great Falls, MT
22131
TACKE, BILL2262
BENEFIS HOSPITALS, INC.2255
Tyler Will
Diagnostic Radiology · Great Falls, MT
2051
Andrew Mccarthy
Neurology · Winchester, VA
1898
HINDE, JAMES17114
Jamal Balouch
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Great Falls, MT
1691
Jeffrey Kessler
Diagnostic Radiology · Great Falls, MT
1536
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
225
Unique beneficiaries
—
Total services
250
Distinct HCPCS
6
Medicare payment
$22K
Peer benchmark
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Q5
Total Medicare services vs. 659 Physician Assistant providers in MT — below median (cohort median 375).
PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024
Total Rx claims
433
Beneficiaries
—
Total drug cost
$3K
Distinct drugs
6
Brand share
5.1%
Top prescribed drugs
Oxycodone Hcl217 claims
Celecoxib76 claims
Tramadol Hcl56 claims
Meloxicam50 claims
Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen22 claims
QUALITY · MIPS · 2024
Final MIPS score
83.0
Quality
62.6
Cost
80.7
Improvement activities
40.0
Promoting interop.
100.0
Payment adjustment
0.34%
Group
INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024
Total received
$165
Payment records
2
By payment type
Food and Beverage$165