What is Louis Zbinden's specialty?

Louis Zbinden (NPI 1518958826) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is General Surgery in Charlotte, NC.

Where does Louis Zbinden practice?

Louis Zbinden practices in Charlotte, NC, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1518958826.

How much does Medicare pay Louis Zbinden?

Louis Zbinden (NPI 1518958826) received approximately $85K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 183 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1518958826

Louis ZbindenM.D.

General SurgeryCharlotte, NCI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

237

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

277

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$30K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 710 General Surgery providers in NC — top quintile (cohort median 242).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

140

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$485

Distinct drugs

Brand share

84.3%

Top prescribed drugs

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen71 claims

Ondansetron47 claims

Ondansetron Hcl22 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

94.0

Quality

81.6

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.80%

APM Entity

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$3K

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$1K

Travel and Lodging$1K

Gift$9

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$1K

Travel and Lodging$1K

Gift$9

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Louis Zbinden'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
Mecklenburg Emergency Medical Services Agency Ambulance Service Provider · Charlotte, NC	19	50
CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER	15	29
Benjamin Morel Emergency Medicine · Charlotte, NC	11	24
Katherine Chockley Physician Assistant · Charlotte, NC	11	21

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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