What is William Ghent's specialty?

William Ghent (NPI 1528022423) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Pulmonary Disease in West Columbia, SC.

Where does William Ghent practice?

William Ghent practices in West Columbia, SC, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1528022423.

How much does Medicare pay William Ghent?

William Ghent (NPI 1528022423) received approximately $215K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 1,329 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1528022423

William GhentMD

PRACTICELEXINGTON HEALTH INCSee all providers at this practice →

Pulmonary DiseaseWest Columbia, SCI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

3,262

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

3,766

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$212K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 159 Pulmonary Disease providers in SC — top quintile (cohort median 1,085).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

4,865

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$2.5M

Distinct drugs

Brand share

79.4%

Top prescribed drugs

Albuterol Sulfate1,347 claims

Fluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter682 claims

Prednisone353 claims

Fluticasone/Vilanterol227 claims

Budesonide/Glycopyr/Formoterol206 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

84.1

Quality

68.9

Cost

78.1

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.38%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$2K

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$2K

Education$9

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$2K

Education$9

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where William Ghent'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). 80 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
PROVIDENCE HOSPITAL, LLC	319	1,032
Harry Hardin Diagnostic Radiology · Greenville, SC	131	522
Christopher Perry Pulmonary Disease · Columbia, SC	128	1,332
LEXINGTON COUNTY HEALTH SERVICES DISTRICT INC	126	491
Carlton Cauthen Pulmonary Disease · Columbia, SC	124	1,403
NEUFFER, FRANCIS	91	253
LOUGH, LAWRENCE	64	230
Charles Hubbard Diagnostic Radiology · Columbia, SC	64	272
PRISMA HEALTH-MIDLANDS	59	126
William Meredith Diagnostic Radiology · Columbia, SC	55	241
Paul Aitchison Diagnostic Radiology · Greenville, SC	53	179
INTERMEDICAL HOSPITAL OF SOUTH CAROLINA INC	51	153

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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