What is Michael Thurmes's specialty?

Michael Thurmes (NPI 1518944875) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Cardiology in Saint Cloud, MN.

Where does Michael Thurmes practice?

Michael Thurmes practices in Saint Cloud, MN, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1518944875.

How much does Medicare pay Michael Thurmes?

Michael Thurmes (NPI 1518944875) received approximately $32K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 330 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1518944875

Michael ThurmesMD

CardiologySaint Cloud, MNI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

585

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

610

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$28K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 450 Cardiology providers in MN — above median (cohort median 868).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

2,179

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$506K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

26.2%

Top prescribed drugs

Metoprolol Succinate303 claims

Apixaban250 claims

Atorvastatin Calcium211 claims

Carvedilol127 claims

Losartan Potassium122 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

88.6

Quality

75.4

Cost

75.8

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.57%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Michael Thurmes'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). 41 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
OLDS, TED	98	196
James O'hearn Diagnostic Radiology · Brainerd, MN	85	219
BENSON, CHARLES	80	162
Michael Brickner Diagnostic Radiology · Brainerd, MN	71	127
Linda Tigenoah Hospitalist · Brainerd, MN	70	146
VAN DER HAGEN, JON	63	158
Blaine Brecht Emergency Medicine · Brainerd, MN	63	134
James Baumgartner Internal Medicine · Waite Park, MN	61	152
Desiree Holzer Emergency Medicine · Brainerd, MN	54	124
Tyler Dunphy Internal Medicine · Brainerd, MN	54	271
Jeffrey Porter Emergency Medicine · Brainerd, MN	53	106
James Freeman Internal Medicine · Brainerd, MN	48	223

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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