What is Paula Atkins's specialty?

Paula Atkins (NPI 1487808838) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Nurse Practitioner in Columbus, MS.

Where does Paula Atkins practice?

Paula Atkins practices in Columbus, MS, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1487808838.

How much does Medicare pay Paula Atkins?

Paula Atkins (NPI 1487808838) received approximately $193K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 1,628 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1487808838

Paula AtkinsFNP-BC

PRACTICESHARP DERMATOPATHOLOGY LLCSee all providers at this practice →

Nurse PractitionerColumbus, MSI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

3,980

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

6,564

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$189K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 3,111 Nurse Practitioner providers in MS — top quintile (cohort median 434).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,060

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$23K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

5.7%

Top prescribed drugs

Triamcinolone Acetonide150 claims

Ketoconazole110 claims

Mometasone Furoate81 claims

Betamethasone Dipropionate79 claims

Minocycline Hcl73 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

87.6

Quality

75.2

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.53%

Individual

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$335

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$270

Education$65

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$270

Education$65

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Paula Atkins'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). 2 inbound referrers · 9 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Birmingham, AL	30	41
OKTIBBEHA COUNTY HOSPITAL	13	20

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
Misty Sharp Dermatology · Columbus, MS	87	149
Terry Westmoreland Dermatology · Columbus, MS	37	65
BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL - GOLDEN TRIANGLE INC.	27	63
NORTH MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER, INC.	20	39
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Birmingham, AL	18	28
OKTIBBEHA COUNTY HOSPITAL	12	18
Mark Ellis Diagnostic Radiology · Edina, MN	12	21
Robert Borden Otolaryngology · Columbus, MS	11	22
MORGAN, DAVID	11	16

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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