What is Lee Drinkard's specialty?

Lee Drinkard (NPI 1487757084) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Hematology-Oncology in Edinburg, TX.

Where does Lee Drinkard practice?

Lee Drinkard practices in Edinburg, TX, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1487757084.

How much does Medicare pay Lee Drinkard?

Lee Drinkard (NPI 1487757084) received approximately $32K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 237 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1487757084

Lee DrinkardMD

PRACTICESOUTH TEXAS VALLEY PHARMACY LLCSee all providers at this practice →

Hematology-OncologyEdinburg, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

278

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

376

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$29K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 613 Hematology-Oncology providers in TX — bottom quintile (cohort median 2,625).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

225

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$218K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

21.8%

Top prescribed drugs

Letrozole46 claims

Apixaban38 claims

Warfarin Sodium28 claims

Abiraterone Acetate21 claims

Prednisone19 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

82.6

Quality

76.1

Cost

65.8

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.32%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$34

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$34

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$34

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Lee Drinkard'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). 3 inbound referrers · 2 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
James Mackey Medical Oncology · Southlake, TX	31	183
BAYLOR REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER AT GRAPEVINE	24	80
Clinical Pathology Laboratories, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · Austin, TX	18	44

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
James Mackey Medical Oncology · Southlake, TX	15	85
BAYLOR REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER AT GRAPEVINE	12	26

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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