What is Brian Bechtol's specialty?

Brian Bechtol (NPI 1508827239) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Physician Assistant in Hickory, NC.

Where does Brian Bechtol practice?

Brian Bechtol practices in Hickory, NC, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1508827239.

How much does Medicare pay Brian Bechtol?

Brian Bechtol (NPI 1508827239) received approximately $17K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 173 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1508827239

Brian BechtolPA

Physician AssistantHickory, NCI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

298

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

497

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$14K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 6,303 Physician Assistant providers in NC — above median (cohort median 290).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

544

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$3K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

17.5%

Top prescribed drugs

Prednisone189 claims

Doxycycline Hyclate63 claims

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen46 claims

Amoxicillin44 claims

Azithromycin35 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

65.0

Quality

38.4

Cost

78.9

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

59.0

Payment adjustment

-1.21%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$14

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$14

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$14

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Brian Bechtol'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). 17 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
CATAWBA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER	158	7,887
SOLSTAS LAB PARTNERS GROUP LLC	54	273
SCHULTZ, CURTIS	43	1,773
Aaron Thompson General Surgery · Conover, NC	22	519
WEAVER, SETH	21	629
BOOLS, JOHN	18	65
Charles Scheil Diagnostic Radiology · Hickory, NC	17	50
Eric Johnson Diagnostic Radiology · Hickory, NC	15	47
Keith Harper Diagnostic Radiology · Seattle, WA	15	44
Knox Tate Diagnostic Radiology · Hickory, NC	14	71
CENTERWELL CERTIFIED HEALTHCARE CORP.	14	76
John Battiston Diagnostic Radiology · Hickory, NC	14	67

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

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.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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