PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1578504106

Craig LippeMD

PRACTICEGAS STAFF, INCSee all providers at this practice →

Orthopedic SurgeryWhiteville, NCI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,033

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

3,245

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$127K

Peer benchmark

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

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

975

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$8K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

8.7%

Top prescribed drugs

Naproxen603 claims

Methylprednisolone83 claims

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen70 claims

Tramadol Hcl68 claims

Ibuprofen59 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

94.0

Quality

81.6

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.80%

APM Entity

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$39

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$39

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Craig Lippe'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). 33 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
COLUMBUS REGIONAL HEALTHCARE SYSTEM	115	447
SOLSTAS LAB PARTNERS GROUP LLC	58	220
Demir Bastug Diagnostic Radiology · Fayetteville, NC	43	88
Ryan Mcwey Diagnostic Radiology · Wilmington, NC	42	144
Sandip Patel Diagnostic Radiology · Wilmington, NC	37	105
Michelle Caldwell Hospitalist · Marietta, OH	30	170
Douglas Messina Orthopedic Surgery · Wilmington, NC	24	92
Stuart Point Diagnostic Radiology · Wilmington, NC	23	89
Mary Rudyk Internal Medicine · Wilmington, NC	23	99
Lilian Andries Hospitalist · Wilmington, NC	22	177
Jennifer Pagliei Hospitalist · Wilmington, NC	22	126
CREECH, RICHARD	20	68

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.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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