What is Donald Falgoust's specialty?

Donald Falgoust (NPI 1538168323) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Ophthalmology in Lake Charles, LA.

Where does Donald Falgoust practice?

Donald Falgoust practices in Lake Charles, LA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1538168323.

How much does Medicare pay Donald Falgoust?

Donald Falgoust (NPI 1538168323) received approximately $420K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 1,462 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1538168323

Donald FalgoustMD

PRACTICEFALGOUST EYE MEDICAL AND SURGICALSee all providers at this practice →

OphthalmologyLake Charles, LAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

3,303

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

3,946

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$410K

Peer benchmark

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

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,818

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$198K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

27.2%

Top prescribed drugs

Latanoprost743 claims

Loteprednol Etabonate171 claims

Gatifloxacin171 claims

Dorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat141 claims

Ketorolac Tromethamine108 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

98.7

Quality

97.3

Cost

42.9

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

1.00%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$884

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$884

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$884

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Donald Falgoust'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). 49 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
The Pathology Laboratory, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · Lake Charles, LA	143	271
Surgicare Of Lake Charles Llc Ambulatory Surgical Center · Lake Charles, LA	128	353
CALCASIEU CAMERON HOSPITAL SERVICE DISTRICT	60	88
Michael Cormier Dermatology · Lake Charles, LA	46	78
Jason Braud Diagnostic Radiology · Lake Charles, LA	35	39
Brian Ford Dermatology · Lake Charles, LA	31	38
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Houston, TX	30	44
John Carlin Anesthesiology · Lake Charles, LA	27	47
Adam Olsan Diagnostic Radiology · Lake Charles, LA	27	36
Christopher Thompson Cardiology · Lake Charles, LA	25	40
MILLER, GEORGE	24	30
Dwane Belaire Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Lake Charles, LA	24	43

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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