What is Kristen Rice's specialty?

Kristen Rice (NPI 1558542845) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Hematology-Oncology in San Diego, CA.

Where does Kristen Rice practice?

Kristen Rice practices in San Diego, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1558542845.

How much does Medicare pay Kristen Rice?

Kristen Rice (NPI 1558542845) received approximately $982K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 231 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1558542845

Kristen RiceM.D.

PRACTICEPAMELA L KURTZHALS MD FACS A MEDICAL CORPORATIONSee all providers at this practice →

Hematology-OncologySan Diego, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

421

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

3,431

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$112K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 957 Hematology-Oncology providers in CA — above median (cohort median 4,173).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

528

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$848K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

21.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Anastrozole93 claims

Gabapentin39 claims

Imatinib Mesylate30 claims

Letrozole30 claims

Hydroxyurea28 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

94.9

Quality

0.0

Cost

11.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

92.0

Payment adjustment

0.84%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$95

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$95

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$95

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Kristen Rice'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). 9 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
SHARP MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	104	1,177
Charles Kossman Internal Medicine · San Diego, CA	96	1,012
Unilab Corporation Clinical Laboratory · West Hills, CA	27	119
SHARP CORONADO HOSPITAL AND HEALTHCARE CENTER	22	84
NPI 1467524454	20	65
ALVARADO HOSPITAL, LLC	18	70
Christopher Sebrechts Diagnostic Radiology · San Diego, CA	15	57
Robert Yacullo Diagnostic Radiology · San Diego, CA	13	42
James Malinak Rheumatology · La Mesa, CA	13	35

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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