What is Benjamin Igwemezie's specialty?

Benjamin Igwemezie (NPI 1518921188) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Nephrology in High Point, NC.

Where does Benjamin Igwemezie practice?

Benjamin Igwemezie practices in High Point, NC, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1518921188.

How much does Medicare pay Benjamin Igwemezie?

Benjamin Igwemezie (NPI 1518921188) received approximately $124K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 213 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1518921188

Benjamin IgwemezieM.D.

PRACTICEBMI NEPHROLOGY SYSTEMS, INC.See all providers at this practice →

NephrologyHigh Point, NCI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

441

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,269

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$118K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 295 Nephrology providers in NC — above median (cohort median 1,277).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

2,822

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$311K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

15.2%

Top prescribed drugs

Amlodipine Besylate346 claims

Labetalol Hcl268 claims

Torsemide206 claims

Hydralazine Hcl200 claims

Losartan Potassium171 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

95.0

Quality

79.9

Cost

81.4

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.84%

Individual

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$661

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$661

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$661

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Benjamin Igwemezie'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). 81 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Umabala Pasupala Nephrology · Oak Ridge, NC	224	6,154
HIGH POINT REGIONAL HEALTH	173	977
SOLSTAS LAB PARTNERS GROUP LLC	151	1,458
Meridian Laboratory Corp Clinical Laboratory · Charlotte, NC	77	894
Farooque Khan Anesthesiology · Burlington, NC	73	2,806
Shaukat Khan Cardiology · Burlington, NC	64	370
Barbara Newman Diagnostic Radiology · Parkland, FL	60	517
HIGH POINT KIDNEY CENTER OF WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY	55	780
Charles Plummer Anesthesiology · Greensboro, NC	50	433
NORTH CAROLINA BAPTIST HOSPITAL	48	230
Sheikh Tejan-Sie Internal Medicine · Burlington, NC	48	1,201
Tesfaye Fanta Internal Medicine · Reidsville, NC	48	925

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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