PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1538160031

Edward LipfordM.D.

PRACTICECAROLINAS PHYSICIANS NETWORK, INC.See all providers at this practice →

PathologyCharlotte, NCI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

4,488

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

6,924

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$156K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 315 Pathology providers in NC — top quintile (cohort median 1,479).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

94.0

Quality

81.6

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.80%

APM Entity

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Edward Lipford'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). 99 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER	647	2,117
Elton Smith Pathology · Charlotte, NC	132	454
LITTMANN, LASZLO	102	161
Glen Kowalchuk Interventional Cardiology · Huntersville, NC	84	182
Mecklenburg Emergency Medical Services Agency Ambulance Service Provider · Charlotte, NC	81	161
Nirav Shah Diagnostic Radiology · Charlotte, NC	47	93
THE CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG HOSPITAL AUTHORITY	45	156
MCGINNIS, BARRY	44	63
COUMAS, JAMES	41	101
Gary Defilipp Diagnostic Radiology · Charlotte, NC	37	62
John Grimm Diagnostic Radiology · Charlotte, NC	36	51
THE CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG HOSPITAL AUTHORITY	36	87

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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