What is Ralph Maxy's specialty?

Ralph Maxy (NPI 1568415057) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Orthopedic Surgery in Hickory, NC.

Where does Ralph Maxy practice?

Ralph Maxy practices in Hickory, NC, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1568415057.

How much does Medicare pay Ralph Maxy?

Ralph Maxy (NPI 1568415057) received approximately $100K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 161 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1568415057

Ralph MaxyMD

PRACTICEEMERGEORTHO, PASee all providers at this practice →

Orthopedic SurgeryHickory, NCI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

167

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

186

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$35K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 770 Orthopedic Surgery providers in NC — bottom quintile (cohort median 1,323).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

137

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$931

Distinct drugs

Brand share

29.2%

Top prescribed drugs

Cephalexin29 claims

Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen29 claims

Meloxicam24 claims

Gabapentin20 claims

Oxycodone Hcl13 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

89.1

Quality

85.9

Cost

77.6

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.59%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$558

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$558

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$558

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Ralph Maxy'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). 27 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
CATAWBA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER	113	372
MASSENGILL, ALAN	50	114
HORTON, ANN	50	181
Keith Harper Diagnostic Radiology · Seattle, WA	41	86
Charles Scheil Diagnostic Radiology · Hickory, NC	29	67
Knox Tate Diagnostic Radiology · Hickory, NC	28	47
Mark Tiffany Pain Management · Tucson, AZ	26	75
BOOLS, JOHN	23	68
Eric Johnson Diagnostic Radiology · Hickory, NC	23	63
SOLSTAS LAB PARTNERS GROUP LLC	23	71
John Battiston Diagnostic Radiology · Hickory, NC	22	59
John Corder Family Practice · Asheville, NC	21	91

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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