What is Michael Benz's specialty?

Michael Benz (NPI 1548352438) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Cardiology in Jersey City, NJ.

Where does Michael Benz practice?

Michael Benz practices in Jersey City, NJ, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1548352438.

How much does Medicare pay Michael Benz?

Michael Benz (NPI 1548352438) received approximately $133K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 348 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1548352438

Michael BenzM.D.

CardiologyJersey City, NJI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

872

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,449

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$119K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 891 Cardiology providers in NJ — bottom quintile (cohort median 2,933).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,797

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$306K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

30.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Apixaban180 claims

Amlodipine Besylate166 claims

Atorvastatin Calcium156 claims

Losartan Potassium154 claims

Rosuvastatin Calcium148 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$6K

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$3K

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$2K

Travel and Lodging$502

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$3K

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$2K

Travel and Lodging$502

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Michael Benz'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). 51 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
GOLDSMITH, PETER	93	179
Faisal Shah Diagnostic Radiology · Williamsville, NY	70	163
Howard Kessler Diagnostic Radiology · Meadowbrook, PA	67	163
Sekar Natarajan Internal Medicine · Jersey City, NJ	66	414
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Raritan, NJ	63	127
Bioreference Health, Llc Clinical Laboratory · Elmwood Park, NJ	42	99
Carlos Cesar Emergency Medicine · Hackensack, NJ	38	95
Joven Dungo Internal Medicine · Jersey City, NJ	37	123
PHAM, PETER	37	116
Hetal Patel Family Practice · Pennington, NJ	36	102
Alexander Wojno-Oranski Internal Medicine · Rahway, NJ	35	148
Valdi Sapira Emergency Medicine · Philadelphia, PA	33	79

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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