What is Alexander Kessler's specialty?

Alexander Kessler (NPI 1518949528) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Internal Medicine in Canton, GA.

Where does Alexander Kessler practice?

Alexander Kessler practices in Canton, GA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1518949528.

How much does Medicare pay Alexander Kessler?

Alexander Kessler (NPI 1518949528) received approximately $246K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 890 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1518949528

Alexander KesslerM.D.

Internal MedicineCanton, GAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,818

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

3,520

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$241K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 2,751 Internal Medicine providers in GA — top quintile (cohort median 670).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

13,653

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$2.1M

Distinct drugs

203

Brand share

21.6%

Top prescribed drugs

Levothyroxine Sodium554 claims

Amlodipine Besylate416 claims

Rosuvastatin Calcium416 claims

Atorvastatin Calcium375 claims

Alprazolam368 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

76.1

Quality

66.0

Cost

65.9

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.05%

Individual

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$424

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$424

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$424

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Alexander Kessler'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). 55 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL, INC.	421	1,951
George Kallianos Diagnostic Radiology · Atlanta, GA	91	354
Milan Mehta Interventional Radiology · Atlanta, GA	79	313
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Birmingham, AL	71	213
NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL, INC.	55	138
Afolake Mobolaji Hospitalist · Atlanta, GA	47	252
Kelley Schroth Internal Medicine · Atlanta, GA	44	229
Scott Beach Cardiology · Cumming, GA	44	134
Paul Hyler Internal Medicine · Canton, GA	39	263
NPI 1144223728	38	208
Robert Allen Hospitalist · Canton, GA	35	178
Paige Camp Dermatology · Canton, GA	34	52

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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