What is Ron Pitkanen's specialty?

Ron Pitkanen (NPI 1457677015) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Pain Management in Mountain Brk, AL.

Where does Ron Pitkanen practice?

Ron Pitkanen practices in Mountain Brk, AL, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1457677015.

How much does Medicare pay Ron Pitkanen?

Ron Pitkanen (NPI 1457677015) received approximately $294K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 606 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1457677015

Ron PitkanenM.D.

PRACTICECOMPREHENSIVE PAIN CENTER, PCSee all providers at this practice →

Pain ManagementMountain Brk, ALI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,715

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

2,557

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$263K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 28 Pain Management providers in AL — above median (cohort median 2,267).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

3,078

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$126K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

45.7%

Top prescribed drugs

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen722 claims

Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen507 claims

Gabapentin424 claims

Pregabalin209 claims

Methocarbamol124 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

23.6

Quality

0.0

Cost

78.8

Improvement activities

0.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

-6.16%

Individual

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$782

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$782

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$782

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Ron Pitkanen'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). 1 inbound referrers · 5 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Dominika James Anesthesiology · Chapel Hill, NC	14	20

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
ST. VINCENT'S BIRMINGHAM	47	83
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA HOSPITALS AT CHAPEL HILL	24	39
Jeremy Barlow Pain Management · Vestavia Hills, AL	18	23
BAKER, DUSTIN	16	23
Susan Wyatt Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Montgomery, AL	12	15

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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