What is Robert Armstrong's specialty?

Robert Armstrong (NPI 1518945617) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Neurology in Asheville, NC.

Where does Robert Armstrong practice?

Robert Armstrong practices in Asheville, NC, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1518945617.

How much does Medicare pay Robert Armstrong?

Robert Armstrong (NPI 1518945617) received approximately $1.8M in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 749 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1518945617

Robert ArmstrongMD

NeurologyAsheville, NCI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,425

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

35,423

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$604K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 484 Neurology providers in NC — top quintile (cohort median 462).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

3,175

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$3.5M

Distinct drugs

Brand share

27.5%

Top prescribed drugs

Lamotrigine288 claims

Lacosamide226 claims

Levetiracetam193 claims

Gabapentin155 claims

Tizanidine Hcl119 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

90.4

Quality

77.7

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.65%

APM Entity

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$3K

Payment records

138

By payment type

Food and Beverage$3K

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$3K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Robert Armstrong'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). 12 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
FLETCHER HOSPITAL INC.	43	98
DLP HARRIS REGIONAL HOSPITAL LLC	35	84
TRANSYLVANIA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, INC	34	79
HENDERSON COUNTY HOSPITAL CORPORATION	32	101
COMMUNITY CAREPARTNERS, INC.	21	31
Pathologists Medical Laboratory, P.A. Clinical Laboratory · Asheville, NC	16	27
SOLSTAS LAB PARTNERS GROUP LLC	16	28
TRANSYLVANIA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, INC.	14	38
BATTLE, RUTH	14	15
County Of Buncombe Office Of Accountant Ambulance Service Provider · Asheville, NC	14	18
PETERSON, NEIL	11	13
Peiweng Chen Diagnostic Radiology · Asheville, NC	11	16

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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