What is Nikola Ragusa's specialty?

Nikola Ragusa (NPI 1568625192) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Ophthalmology in Bronx, NY.

Where does Nikola Ragusa practice?

Nikola Ragusa practices in Bronx, NY, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1568625192.

How much does Medicare pay Nikola Ragusa?

Nikola Ragusa (NPI 1568625192) received approximately $99K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 241 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1568625192

Nikola RagusaM.D.

PRACTICESHERMAN & ABELOW MD PCSee all providers at this practice →

OphthalmologyBronx, NYI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

860

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,050

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$76K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,438 Ophthalmology providers in NY — below median (cohort median 1,869).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

4,749

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$706K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

32.3%

Top prescribed drugs

Latanoprost1,798 claims

Dorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat436 claims

Prednisolone Acetate387 claims

Brimonidine Tartrate360 claims

Ketorolac Tromethamine212 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

87.2

Quality

76.7

Cost

73.2

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

89.0

Payment adjustment

0.51%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$2K

Payment records

By payment type

Honoraria$2K

Food and Beverage$827

Top paying entities

Honoraria$2K

Food and Beverage$827

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Nikola Ragusa'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). 8 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Melville, NY	63	155
Northwell Health Laboratories Clinical Laboratory · New Hyde Park, NY	36	72
Sunrise Medical Laboratories, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · Hicksville, NY	27	63
Eric Sigler Ophthalmology · Massapequa, NY	22	47
Bioreference Health, Llc Clinical Laboratory · Elmwood Park, NJ	15	25
NORTH SHORE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL	14	19
Daniel Kiernan Ophthalmology · Sarasota, FL	13	40
ENZO CLINICAL LABS, INC.	11	17

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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