What is Edward Fels's specialty?

Edward Fels (NPI 1508086083) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Rheumatology in Portland, ME.

Where does Edward Fels practice?

Edward Fels practices in Portland, ME, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1508086083.

How much does Medicare pay Edward Fels?

Edward Fels (NPI 1508086083) received approximately $973K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 331 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1508086083

Edward FelsMD

PRACTICERHEUMATOLOGY ASSOCIATESSee all providers at this practice →

RheumatologyPortland, MEI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,579

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

25,704

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$299K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 20 Rheumatology providers in ME — top quintile (cohort median 3,363).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

2,613

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$2.6M

Distinct drugs

Brand share

36.1%

Top prescribed drugs

Methotrexate Sodium473 claims

Prednisone468 claims

Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate346 claims

Allopurinol137 claims

Leflunomide118 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

97.9

Quality

83.3

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.97%

APM Entity

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Edward Fels'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 · 10 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
YORK HOSPITAL	66	308
Nordx Clinical Laboratory · Scarborough, ME	59	321
MARTINS POINT HEALTHCARE	12	63

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
YORK HOSPITAL	50	213
MAINEHEALTH	49	202
MAINEHEALTH	39	253
MAINEHEALTH	35	130
Nordx Clinical Laboratory · Scarborough, ME	31	238
MERCY HOSPITAL	30	131
FOUNDATION FOR BLOOD RESEARCH	25	48
MAINEHEALTH	18	81
MARTINS POINT HEALTHCARE	12	61
Richard Gray Diagnostic Radiology · York, ME	11	21

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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