What is William Bichai's specialty?

William Bichai (NPI 1548349004) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Nephrology in Bakersfield, CA.

Where does William Bichai practice?

William Bichai practices in Bakersfield, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1548349004.

How much does Medicare pay William Bichai?

William Bichai (NPI 1548349004) received approximately $737K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 1,048 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1548349004

William BichaiM.D.

NephrologyBakersfield, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

2,681

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

10,741

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$729K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 985 Nephrology providers in CA — top quintile (cohort median 1,482).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

68,440

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$6.8M

Distinct drugs

320

Brand share

27.7%

Top prescribed drugs

Atorvastatin Calcium4,102 claims

Furosemide2,338 claims

Pantoprazole Sodium2,322 claims

Gabapentin2,257 claims

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen1,908 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

12.5

Quality

0.0

Cost

41.6

Improvement activities

0.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

-9.00%

Individual

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$185

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$100

Education$85

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$100

Education$85

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where William Bichai'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). 72 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Pacific Point Laboratories, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · San Luis Obispo, CA	351	1,864
DIGNITY HEALTH	149	501
CONSTANT CARE HOME HEALTH AGENCY, INC.	92	160
BAKERSFIELD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	90	382
KAN-DI-KI LLC	88	678
COMPREHENSIVE MEDICAL LABORATORIES INC	78	1,521
BAKERSFIELD HEALTHCARE & WELLNESS CENTRE LLC	75	957
TYMINSKI, LEONARD	67	334
BORNSTEIN, ISAAC	64	262
Michael Mcgavic Podiatry · Norwalk, CA	53	234
EVERGREEN AT BAKERSFIELD, L.L.C.	48	363
KERN COUNTY HOSPITAL AUTHORITY	46	190

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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