What is David Bjerken's specialty?

David Bjerken (NPI 1518964626) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is General Surgery in Little River, SC.

Where does David Bjerken practice?

David Bjerken practices in Little River, SC, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1518964626.

How much does Medicare pay David Bjerken?

David Bjerken (NPI 1518964626) received approximately $108K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 201 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1518964626

David BjerkenMD

General SurgeryLittle River, SCI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

384

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

449

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$81K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 333 General Surgery providers in SC — above median (cohort median 397).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$149

Distinct drugs

Brand share

50.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Clopidogrel Bisulfate12 claims

Tramadol Hcl12 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$13K

Payment records

By payment type

Consulting Fee$7K

Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program$4K

Food and Beverage$1K

Travel and Lodging$1K

Top paying entities

Consulting Fee$7K

Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program$4K

Food and Beverage$1K

Travel and Lodging$1K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where David Bjerken'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). 28 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
GRAND STRAND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER LLC	170	577
George Nicholson General Surgery · Myrtle Beach, SC	61	104
Richard Wunder Diagnostic Radiology · Conway, SC	57	159
Carolina Regional Surgery Center. Ltd Ambulatory Surgical Center · Myrtle Beach, SC	57	137
Mark Borowicz General Surgery · Myrtle Beach, SC	43	129
NPI 1063498558	36	74
Natalie Kahn Anesthesiology Assistant · Myrtle Beach, SC	31	51
Spectra East, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · Rockleigh, NJ	30	74
Debby Desalvo Nephrology · Myrtle Beach, SC	28	119
MCLEOD LORIS SEACOAST HOSPITAL	26	100
Lisa Miller Anesthesiology · Burien, WA	25	59
Joshua Tew Diagnostic Radiology · Conway, SC	25	53

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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