PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1508861659

Paul ErnestMD

OphthalmologyJackson, MII

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,275

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,569

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$210K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 608 Ophthalmology providers in MI — above median (cohort median 1,582).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

390

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$43K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

14.9%

Top prescribed drugs

Prednisolone Acetate165 claims

Ofloxacin147 claims

Bromfenac Sodium42 claims

Bromfenac Sodium20 claims

Perfluorohexyloctane/Pf16 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Paul Ernest'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). 22 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
James Lambert Anesthesiology · Dearborn, MI	375	1,280
Jose Rivera-Melendez Anesthesiology · Columbus, GA	352	1,179
W.A. FOOTE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, INC.	201	809
Leslie Wizauer Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Fenton, MI	85	268
Martie Reigle Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Bloomfield Hills, MI	51	151
BRONSON BATTLE CREEK HOSPITAL	43	197
Bruce Christensen Optometry · Battle Creek, MI	24	207
BUCKINGHAM, WILLIAM	23	134
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN	20	49
Steven Johnson Optometry · Jackson, MI	19	132
Marykay Bieber Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Jackson, MI	19	51
BRICHTA, ROBERT	14	73

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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ProviderScore

OIG/SAM exclusion screening, sanctions history