What is Brian Kersten's specialty?

Brian Kersten (NPI 1437177474) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Internal Medicine in Charlotte, NC.

Where does Brian Kersten practice?

Brian Kersten practices in Charlotte, NC, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1437177474.

How much does Medicare pay Brian Kersten?

Brian Kersten (NPI 1437177474) received approximately $6K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 47 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1437177474

Brian KerstenMD

PRACTICEMECKLENBURG MEDICAL GROUPSee all providers at this practice →

Internal MedicineCharlotte, NCI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$4K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 2,554 Internal Medicine providers in NC — bottom quintile (cohort median 687).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

675

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$25K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

7.4%

Top prescribed drugs

Atorvastatin Calcium109 claims

Amlodipine Besylate79 claims

Levothyroxine Sodium56 claims

Losartan Potassium54 claims

Lisinopril53 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

94.0

Quality

81.6

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.80%

APM Entity

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Brian Kersten'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). 9 inbound referrers · 31 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER	53	155
Kristen Hinson Nurse Practitioner · Lafayette, CO	48	124
Carolinas Imaging Services Llc Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF) · Denver, NC	38	65
Diane Merrill Nurse Practitioner · Concord, NC	35	86
Martie Price Dermatology · Charlotte, NC	21	42
Ehrlich Tan Sleep Medicine · Charlotte, NC	17	52
THE CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG HOSPITAL AUTHORITY	15	33
CAROLINAS REHABILITATION	14	45
Mecklenburg Emergency Medical Services Agency Ambulance Service Provider · Charlotte, NC	14	41

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER	132	411
Richard Miller Cardiology · Charlotte, NC	114	305
MERCY HOSPITAL, INC	91	233
CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER	57	191
Kristen Hinson Nurse Practitioner · Lafayette, CO	51	119
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Burlington, NC	47	97
Carolinas Imaging Services Llc Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF) · Denver, NC	39	73
Diane Merrill Nurse Practitioner · Concord, NC	36	118
DAVIS, JUHAYNA	32	130
Martie Price Dermatology · Charlotte, NC	30	57
MASSEY, SARAH	27	71
Gregory Kimmerle Internal Medicine · Indian Land, SC	25	101

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.

CROSS-REFERENCE

Related data on other Healthparse brands

ProviderScore

OIG/SAM exclusion screening, sanctions history