What is Niharika Mettu's specialty?

Niharika Mettu (NPI 1447427737) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Hematology in Durham, NC.

Where does Niharika Mettu practice?

Niharika Mettu practices in Durham, NC, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1447427737.

How much does Medicare pay Niharika Mettu?

Niharika Mettu (NPI 1447427737) received approximately $36K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 133 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1447427737

Niharika MettuMD, PHD

PRACTICEDUKE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM INCSee all providers at this practice →

HematologyDurham, NCI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

189

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

403

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$31K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 34 Hematology providers in NC — above median (cohort median 292).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

292

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$51K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

12.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Ondansetron Hcl56 claims

Prochlorperazine Maleate45 claims

Dexamethasone36 claims

Duloxetine Hcl27 claims

Olanzapine25 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$119

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$76

Education$43

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$76

Education$43

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Niharika Mettu'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 · 23 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Holman Mcadams Diagnostic Radiology · Durham, NC	18	33
Augustus Grant Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Durham, NC	17	26
Rajan Gupta Diagnostic Radiology · Durham, NC	15	40
Neil Freedman Cardiology · Durham, NC	15	29
Lacey Washington Diagnostic Radiology · Durham, NC	14	29
Richard Riedel Medical Oncology · Durham, NC	14	75
Tracy Jaffe Diagnostic Radiology · Durham, NC	14	52
Jeffrey Crawford Hematology-Oncology · Durham, NC	13	45
Mustafa Shadi Bashir Diagnostic Radiology · Durham, NC	12	27

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
DUKE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM, INC.	111	1,351
Edward Patz Diagnostic Radiology · Durham, NC	20	81
Augustus Grant Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Durham, NC	17	47
HERTZBERG, BARBARA	16	32
Terry Fortin Cardiology · Durham, NC	15	59
Neil Freedman Cardiology · Durham, NC	14	35
Jeffrey Crawford Hematology-Oncology · Durham, NC	14	54
BASHORE, THOMAS	14	30
ROOS, JUSTUS	14	52
Holman Mcadams Diagnostic Radiology · Durham, NC	14	58
Douglas Schocken Cardiology · Durham, NC	13	20
Danielle Seaman Diagnostic Radiology · Durham, NC	13	46

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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