What is Lou Hutcheson's specialty?

Lou Hutcheson (NPI 1508877986) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Obstetrics & Gynecology in Alma, GA.

Where does Lou Hutcheson practice?

Lou Hutcheson practices in Alma, GA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1508877986.

How much does Medicare pay Lou Hutcheson?

Lou Hutcheson (NPI 1508877986) received approximately $25K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 153 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1508877986

Lou HutchesonMD

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Obstetrics & GynecologyAlma, GAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

396

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

420

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$20K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 693 Obstetrics & Gynecology providers in GA — top quintile (cohort median 104).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

612

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$22K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

24.2%

Top prescribed drugs

Estradiol183 claims

Fluconazole75 claims

Medroxyprogesterone Acetate67 claims

Metronidazole50 claims

Ketoconazole40 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$43

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$43

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$43

FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (4)

Hospital

Hospital

Hospital

Hospital

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Lou Hutcheson'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 · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Harrison Carter Internal Medicine · Alma, GA	58	161
Janica Peavey Diagnostic Radiology · Savannah, GA	18	22
Charles Brown Diagnostic Radiology · Savannah, GA	14	19

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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