What is Ara Pridjian's specialty?

Ara Pridjian (NPI 1447344502) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Cardiac Surgery in Chicago, IL.

Where does Ara Pridjian practice?

Ara Pridjian practices in Chicago, IL, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1447344502.

How much does Medicare pay Ara Pridjian?

Ara Pridjian (NPI 1447344502) received approximately $45K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 125 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1447344502

Ara PridjianMD

Cardiac SurgeryChicago, ILI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

136

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

161

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$9K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 46 Cardiac Surgery providers in IL — below median (cohort median 319).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

120

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$15K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

60.8%

Top prescribed drugs

Clopidogrel Bisulfate54 claims

Duloxetine Hcl35 claims

Apixaban19 claims

Cilostazol12 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$474

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$474

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$474

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Ara Pridjian'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). 47 inbound referrers · 90 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
EDWARD W SPARROW HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION	326	1,935
Ranji Samaraweera Diagnostic Radiology · Lansing, MI	64	243
Anthony Armada Diagnostic Radiology · Lansing, MI	63	190
Simone Arrington Interventional Radiology · Lansing, MI	60	192
Andrew Mackersie Diagnostic Radiology · Lansing, MI	56	210
Dale Leffler Interventional Cardiology · Holland, MI	48	175
MCLAREN GREATER LANSING	47	275
Jerome Cordes Diagnostic Radiology · Lansing, MI	45	130
BYRD, TRICIA	45	112
Kenneth Thorp Diagnostic Radiology · Lansing, MI	45	135
WHITE, ANNETTE	41	126
Robert Hills Diagnostic Radiology · Lansing, MI	36	110

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
EDWARD W SPARROW HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION	195	1,019
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN	67	188
Anthony Armada Diagnostic Radiology · Lansing, MI	61	223
Ellen Meadows Diagnostic Radiology · Lansing, MI	61	282
Stephen Chapman Diagnostic Radiology · Lansing, MI	59	162
Ranji Samaraweera Diagnostic Radiology · Lansing, MI	57	204
MCLAREN GREATER LANSING	53	145
Andrew Mackersie Diagnostic Radiology · Lansing, MI	50	239
Norbert Baumgartner Cardiology · Knoxville, TN	44	191
BYRD, TRICIA	42	162
DELAFE, ALFREDO	42	143
WHITE, ANNETTE	41	125

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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