What is Patrick Ahrens's specialty?

Patrick Ahrens (NPI 1508858028) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is General Surgery in Council Bluffs, IA.

Where does Patrick Ahrens practice?

Patrick Ahrens practices in Council Bluffs, IA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1508858028.

How much does Medicare pay Patrick Ahrens?

Patrick Ahrens (NPI 1508858028) received approximately $56K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 210 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1508858028

Patrick AhrensM.D.

PRACTICECOUNCIL BLUFFS SURGICAL ASSOCIATES, P.C.See all providers at this practice →

General SurgeryCouncil Bluffs, IAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

230

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

314

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$20K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 201 General Surgery providers in IA — above median (cohort median 322).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$110

Distinct drugs

Brand share

0.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Oxycodone Hcl48 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$167

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$167

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$167

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Patrick Ahrens'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). 13 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
JENNIE EDMUNDSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	150	601
Jean Thomsen Pathology · Council Bluffs, IA	37	74
MONTGOMERY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	25	132
John Southard Pulmonary Disease · Council Bluffs, IA	22	53
Becki Goldberg-Kahn Pathology · Council Bluffs, IA	22	51
Rajkumar Yarlagadda Diagnostic Radiology · Omaha, NE	22	54
Cleo Beckham Physician Assistant · Council Bluffs, IA	17	33
Jorge Alvarez Pulmonary Disease · Jacksonville, FL	15	26
Paul Mileris Emergency Medicine · Council Bluffs, IA	15	30
Mohammad Esmadi Gastroenterology · Cary, NC	14	46
Christopher Koch Diagnostic Radiology · Nashville, TN	13	32
Anand Deshmukh Interventional Cardiology · Council Bluffs, IA	12	26

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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