What is Joachim Hertel's specialty?

Joachim Hertel (NPI 1538146303) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Nephrology in Greenville, SC.

Where does Joachim Hertel practice?

Joachim Hertel practices in Greenville, SC, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1538146303.

How much does Medicare pay Joachim Hertel?

Joachim Hertel (NPI 1538146303) received approximately $232K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 377 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1538146303

Joachim HertelMD

PRACTICEGREENVILLE KIDNEY CARE LLCSee all providers at this practice →

NephrologyGreenville, SCI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

873

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

2,306

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$228K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 138 Nephrology providers in SC — above median (cohort median 2,014).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

4,117

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$151K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

12.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Famotidine348 claims

Amlodipine Besylate311 claims

Atorvastatin Calcium269 claims

Calcitriol217 claims

Lisinopril192 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$153

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$129

Education$25

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$129

Education$25

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Joachim Hertel'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). 63 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Hari Naga Garapati Nephrology · Greenville, SC	173	4,956
GREENVILLE HEALTH SYSTEM	132	1,041
SOLSTAS LAB PARTNERS GROUP LLC	125	673
SPECTRA LABORATORIES INC	93	1,870
GREENVILLE DIALYSIS CLINIC LLC	76	1,760
Laurens County Ems Ambulance Service Provider · Laurens, SC	57	328
GREENVILLE HEALTH SYSTEM	43	365
Bernard Masters Diagnostic Radiology · Greenville, SC	33	367
HUSSAIN, AKHTAR	30	143
BRANNON, MICHAEL	30	280
Jon Bittrick Cardiology · Greenville, SC	28	184
Matthew Nessmith Cardiology · Greenville, SC	27	228

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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