What is Tycho Kersten's specialty?

Tycho Kersten (NPI 1568438562) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Sports Medicine in Spokane, WA.

Where does Tycho Kersten practice?

Tycho Kersten practices in Spokane, WA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1568438562.

How much does Medicare pay Tycho Kersten?

Tycho Kersten (NPI 1568438562) received approximately $51K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 128 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1568438562

Tycho KerstenM.D.

PRACTICENORTHWEST ORTHOPAEDIC SPECIALISTS, P.S.See all providers at this practice →

Sports MedicineSpokane, WAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

290

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,312

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$40K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 52 Sports Medicine providers in WA — above median (cohort median 842).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$490

Distinct drugs

Brand share

100.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen32 claims

Morphine Sulfate21 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$130

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$130

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$130

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Tycho Kersten'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). 2 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Northwest Orthopaedic Specialists, P.S. Ambulatory Surgical Center · Spokane, WA	21	91
Tod Fleming Physician Assistant · Spokane, WA	14	34

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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