What is John Tesser's specialty?

John Tesser (NPI 1427049220) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Rheumatology in Phoenix, AZ.

Where does John Tesser practice?

John Tesser practices in Phoenix, AZ, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1427049220.

How much does Medicare pay John Tesser?

John Tesser (NPI 1427049220) received approximately $3.6M in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 737 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1427049220

John TesserMD

PRACTICEARIZONA ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATOLOGY ASSOCIATESSee all providers at this practice →

RheumatologyPhoenix, AZI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

6,051

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

266,053

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$3.1M

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 71 Rheumatology providers in AZ — top quintile (cohort median 9,320).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

2,148

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$2.0M

Distinct drugs

Brand share

28.4%

Top prescribed drugs

Methotrexate Sodium334 claims

Prednisone297 claims

Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate196 claims

Alendronate Sodium117 claims

Leucovorin Calcium112 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

99.2

Quality

0.0

Cost

47.8

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

99.0

Payment adjustment

1.02%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$92K

Payment records

254

By payment type

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$51K

Consulting Fee$29K

Travel and Lodging$8K

Food and Beverage$5K

Top paying entities

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$51K

Consulting Fee$29K

Travel and Lodging$8K

Food and Beverage$5K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where John Tesser'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). 7 inbound referrers · 11 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Nehad Soloman Rheumatology · Phoenix, AZ	51	80
CRESCENDO BIOSCIENCE, INC	36	74
BANNER THUNDERBIRD MEDICAL CENTER	27	60
RHEUMATOLOGY DIAGNOSTICS LABORATORY INC	20	56
Denise Smith Diagnostic Radiology · Glendale, AZ	17	27
Randy Jay Physician Assistant · Phoenix, AZ	17	25
BANNER ESTRELLA MEDICAL CENTER	13	16

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
Sonora Quest Laboratories Llc Clinical Laboratory · Phoenix, AZ	287	1,077
Laboratory Corporation Of America Clinical Laboratory · Phoenix, AZ	83	203
Nehad Soloman Rheumatology · Phoenix, AZ	32	51
BANNER THUNDERBIRD MEDICAL CENTER	30	58
Eric Peters Rheumatology · Glendale, AZ	23	45
Robert Aizenstein Diagnostic Radiology · Glendale, AZ	18	38
HONORHEALTH	15	31
Randy Jay Physician Assistant · Phoenix, AZ	13	27
BANNER ESTRELLA MEDICAL CENTER	13	18
HONORHEALTH	12	18
BROWN, SCOTT	12	20

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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