What is Kent Carlson's specialty?

Kent Carlson (NPI 1518953306) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Ophthalmology in Alexandria, MN.

Where does Kent Carlson practice?

Kent Carlson practices in Alexandria, MN, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1518953306.

How much does Medicare pay Kent Carlson?

Kent Carlson (NPI 1518953306) received approximately $110K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 184 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1518953306

Kent CarlsonMD

PRACTICEMINNESOTA EYE INSTITUTE, INC.See all providers at this practice →

OphthalmologyAlexandria, MNI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

527

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

714

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$89K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 303 Ophthalmology providers in MN — below median (cohort median 1,199).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

160

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$3K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

44.4%

Top prescribed drugs

Latanoprost78 claims

Dorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat71 claims

Brimonidine Tartrate11 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

79.9

Quality

58.7

Cost

74.4

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.21%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$263

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$263

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$263

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Kent Carlson'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). 4 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Minnesota Eye Institute Surgery Center, Llc Ambulatory Surgical Center · Alexandria, MN	135	412
DOUGLAS COUNTY HOSPITAL	55	174
Gregory Mohrenweiser Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Minnetonka, MN	32	56
NPI 1487759619	16	65

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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