What is Kent Ta's specialty?

Kent Ta (NPI 1508853003) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Rheumatology in Bellevue, WA.

Where does Kent Ta practice?

Kent Ta practices in Bellevue, WA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1508853003.

How much does Medicare pay Kent Ta?

Kent Ta (NPI 1508853003) received approximately $1.3M in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 388 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1508853003

Kent TaMD

PRACTICEEASTSIDE RHEUMATOLOGY PLLCSee all providers at this practice →

RheumatologyBellevue, WAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,009

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

67,080

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$1.1M

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 114 Rheumatology providers in WA — top quintile (cohort median 1,552).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

3,378

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$822K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

25.7%

Top prescribed drugs

Prednisone425 claims

Methotrexate Sodium379 claims

Tramadol Hcl332 claims

Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate272 claims

Alendronate Sodium160 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$4K

Payment records

146

By payment type

Food and Beverage$4K

Education$34

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$4K

Education$34

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Kent Ta'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). 6 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Laboratory Corporation Of America Clinical Laboratory · Seattle, WA	200	520
DYNACARE NORTHWEST, INC	32	98
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON	26	62
BRONSTEIN, ANDREW	21	37
SWEDISH HEALTH SERVICES	14	18
KING COUNTY PUBLIC HOSPITAL DISTRICT NO. 2	12	29

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.

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