What is Saul Nurko's specialty?

Saul Nurko (NPI 1538259627) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Nephrology in Cleveland, OH.

Where does Saul Nurko practice?

Saul Nurko practices in Cleveland, OH, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1538259627.

How much does Medicare pay Saul Nurko?

Saul Nurko (NPI 1538259627) received approximately $53K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 420 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1538259627

Saul NurkoMD

PRACTICECLEVELAND CLINICSee all providers at this practice →

NephrologyCleveland, OHI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

562

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

681

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$51K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 348 Nephrology providers in OH — below median (cohort median 981).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,714

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$81K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

23.5%

Top prescribed drugs

Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim306 claims

Prednisone275 claims

Amlodipine Besylate122 claims

Carvedilol117 claims

Losartan Potassium74 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$11

Payment records

By payment type

Education$11

Top paying entities

Education$11

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Saul Nurko'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). 32 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Richard Fatica Nephrology · Cleveland, OH	86	596
Brian Stephany Nephrology · Ann Arbor, MI	67	736
Omar Lababede Diagnostic Radiology · Cleveland, OH	44	197
FLECHNER, STUART	38	275
Sherry Levy Nurse Practitioner · Cleveland, OH	27	132
Joseph Azok Diagnostic Radiology · Cleveland, OH	26	120
Ryo Benson Diagnostic Radiology · Cleveland, OH	25	129
Rahul Renapurkar Diagnostic Radiology · Cleveland, OH	24	137
Daniel Roesel Diagnostic Radiology · Cleveland, OH	24	84
Namita Gandhi Diagnostic Radiology · Cleveland, OH	23	81
John Rabets Urology · Toledo, OH	23	131
Venkatesh Krishnamurthi Urology · Cleveland, OH	22	85

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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