What is Robert Qualheim's specialty?

Robert Qualheim (NPI 1528032687) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Nephrology in Elkin, NC.

Where does Robert Qualheim practice?

Robert Qualheim practices in Elkin, NC, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1528032687.

How much does Medicare pay Robert Qualheim?

Robert Qualheim (NPI 1528032687) received approximately $12K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 51 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1528032687

Robert QualheimM.D.

PRACTICEFOOTHILLS NEPHROLOGY AND HYPERTENSION CENTERSee all providers at this practice →

NephrologyElkin, NCI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

151

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$10K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 295 Nephrology providers in NC — bottom quintile (cohort median 1,277).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

604

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$64K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

16.4%

Top prescribed drugs

Amlodipine Besylate99 claims

Losartan Potassium47 claims

Furosemide38 claims

Dapagliflozin Propanediol32 claims

Sevelamer Carbonate26 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$24

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$24

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$24

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Robert Qualheim'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). 30 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
CALDWELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, INC.	231	1,166
LOWRY, DAVID	104	700
Spectra East, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · Rockleigh, NJ	88	545
BIO-MEDICAL APPLICATIONS OF NORTH CAROLINA, INC.	61	760
Randal Bast General Surgery · Lenoir, NC	59	656
WATAUGA MEDICAL CENTER INC	50	232
Michael Morin Emergency Medicine · Granite Falls, NC	45	128
Matthew Dyson Diagnostic Radiology · Hickory, NC	44	97
Diana Mcclinton Emergency Medicine · Lenoir, NC	43	98
Charles Scheil Diagnostic Radiology · Hickory, NC	39	117
Adrian Holtzman Diagnostic Radiology · Hickory, NC	39	81
John Battiston Diagnostic Radiology · Hickory, NC	37	83

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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