What is John Michels's specialty?

John Michels (NPI 1568776383) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Optometry in Sheldon, IA.

Where does John Michels practice?

John Michels practices in Sheldon, IA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1568776383.

How much does Medicare pay John Michels?

John Michels (NPI 1568776383) received approximately $53K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 492 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1568776383

John MichelsO.D.

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OptometrySheldon, IAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

836

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

968

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$51K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 479 Optometry providers in IA — above median (cohort median 556).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

231

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$3K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

21.6%

Top prescribed drugs

Latanoprost146 claims

Dorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat32 claims

Timolol Maleate22 claims

Neomycin/Polymyxin B/Dexametha18 claims

Prednisolone Acetate13 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$46

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$46

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$46

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where John Michels'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
Scott Lichty Family Practice · Sheldon, IA	35	83
Sara Zoelle Family Practice · Sheldon, IA	25	49
Ryan Becker Family Practice · Sheldon, IA	15	34
Bryan Barness Diagnostic Radiology · Sioux Falls, SD	14	22
BAUM HARMON MERCY HOSPITAL	12	15
Anthony Bart Chiropractic · Sheldon, IA	12	15
Josephine Dunn Junius Family Practice · Sheldon, IA	11	26
Jacqueline Kramer Nurse Practitioner · Sanborn, IA	11	14
Adam Stys Interventional Cardiology · Sioux Falls, SD	11	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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