What is Steven Stern's specialty?

Steven Stern (NPI 1528042918) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Rheumatology in Louisville, KY.

Where does Steven Stern practice?

Steven Stern practices in Louisville, KY, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1528042918.

How much does Medicare pay Steven Stern?

Steven Stern (NPI 1528042918) received approximately $529K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 534 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1528042918

Steven SternMD

RheumatologyLouisville, KYI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,363

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

41,652

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$481K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 60 Rheumatology providers in KY — top quintile (cohort median 857).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

4,136

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$3.9M

Distinct drugs

Brand share

33.4%

Top prescribed drugs

Methotrexate Sodium822 claims

Prednisone485 claims

Leflunomide389 claims

Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate289 claims

Tramadol Hcl269 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

90.0

Quality

100.0

Cost

66.6

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.63%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$16

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$16

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$16

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Steven Stern'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). 8 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
BAPTIST HEALTHCARE SYSTEM INC.	67	167
JEWISH HOSPITAL & ST. MARY'S HEALTHCARE, INC.	58	102
Patricia Hansen Internal Medicine · Louisville, KY	36	54
BAPTIST HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, INC.	25	41
BAPTIST HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, INC.	24	64
NORTON CLARK HOSPITAL, LLC	18	31
Rachel Wate Nurse Practitioner · Corydon, IN	17	30
NORTON HOSPITALS INC	16	25

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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