What is Charles Stafford's specialty?

Charles Stafford (NPI 1548282601) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Nephrology in Lexington, KY.

Where does Charles Stafford practice?

Charles Stafford practices in Lexington, KY, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1548282601.

How much does Medicare pay Charles Stafford?

Charles Stafford (NPI 1548282601) received approximately $37K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 242 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1548282601

Charles StaffordM.D.

NephrologyLexington, KYI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

335

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

529

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$37K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 122 Nephrology providers in KY — bottom quintile (cohort median 1,260).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

2,428

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$33K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

10.3%

Top prescribed drugs

Metolazone244 claims

Allopurinol214 claims

Amlodipine Besylate198 claims

Hydrochlorothiazide176 claims

Metoprolol Succinate164 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$34

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$34

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$34

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Charles Stafford'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). 28 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
New Lexington Clinic, Psc Clinical Laboratory · Lexington, KY	471	1,771
SAINT JOSEPH HEALTH SYSTEM, INC	112	320
Allen Westerfield Diagnostic Radiology · Lexington, KY	45	136
Shailendra Chopra Diagnostic Radiology · Lexington, KY	45	77
Matthew Zimmerman Cardiology · Lexington, KY	38	101
Suresh Rekhraj Cardiology · Louisville, KY	32	142
Carina Butler Diagnostic Radiology · Lexington, KY	28	65
SAINT JOSEPH HEALTH SYSTEM, INC	25	45
John Sartini Cardiology · Lexington, KY	21	72
Chih Chang Endocrinology · Sellersburg, IN	19	48
Raymonda Stevens Diagnostic Radiology · Lexington, KY	17	23
David Kielar Ophthalmology · Lexington, KY	16	23

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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