What is Craig Lippe's specialty?

Craig Lippe (NPI 1578504106) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Orthopedic Surgery in Whiteville, NC.

Where does Craig Lippe practice?

Craig Lippe practices in Whiteville, NC, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1578504106.

How much does Medicare pay Craig Lippe?

Craig Lippe (NPI 1578504106) received approximately $176K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 355 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1578504106

Craig LippeMD

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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

Top paying entities

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.

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