What is Philip Kurica's specialty?

Philip Kurica (NPI 1528173390) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Ophthalmology in La Place, LA.

Where does Philip Kurica practice?

Philip Kurica practices in La Place, LA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1528173390.

How much does Medicare pay Philip Kurica?

Philip Kurica (NPI 1528173390) received approximately $39K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 201 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1528173390

Philip KuricaM.D.

PRACTICETHE VISION STORE OF LAPLACE, INC.See all providers at this practice →

OphthalmologyLa Place, LAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

451

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

561

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$28K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 255 Ophthalmology providers in LA — bottom quintile (cohort median 1,801).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

930

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$95K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

21.2%

Top prescribed drugs

Latanoprost248 claims

Prednisolone Acetate102 claims

Ketorolac Tromethamine95 claims

Ofloxacin90 claims

Dorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat80 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$71

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$71

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$71

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Philip Kurica'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
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Houston, TX	38	61
Anu Vellanki Internal Medicine · Gramercy, LA	25	62
Jose' Cusco' Internal Medicine · La Place, LA	16	38
Robert Koppel Dermatology · Metairie, LA	14	20
ST. JAMES PRIMARY CARE (APMC)	12	20
Robert Newsome Diagnostic Radiology · Baton Rouge, LA	12	19
Escipion Pedroza Endocrinology · Metairie, LA	11	22
ST. JAMES PRIMARY CARE (APMC)	11	14

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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