What is Paula Sharkey's specialty?

Paula Sharkey (NPI 1578556783) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Diagnostic Radiology in Opelousas, LA.

Where does Paula Sharkey practice?

Paula Sharkey practices in Opelousas, LA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1578556783.

How much does Medicare pay Paula Sharkey?

Paula Sharkey (NPI 1578556783) received approximately $76K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 1,862 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1578556783

Paula SharkeyM.D.

PRACTICECARLOS MENDEZ, MD, LLCSee all providers at this practice →

Diagnostic RadiologyOpelousas, LAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

2,550

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

2,734

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$63K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 384 Diagnostic Radiology providers in LA — above median (cohort median 2,476).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

100.0

Quality

100.0

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

1.05%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$14

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$14

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$14

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Paula Sharkey'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). 100 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
OPELOUSAS GENERAL HOSPITAL AUTHORITY	1,883	3,885
Gerard Ballanco Diagnostic Radiology · Opelousas, LA	296	493
NPI 1043264773	288	466
Acadian Ambulance Service, Inc. Ambulance Service Provider · Lafayette, LA	275	489
ST LANDRY EMS	219	545
Craig Frederick Emergency Medicine · New Iberia, LA	183	336
Charles Richard Emergency Medicine · Baton Rouge, LA	171	283
Albert Hammett Interventional Cardiology · Lafayette, LA	155	320
MED EXPRESS AMBULANCE SERVICE	148	407
Guy Godeaux Emergency Medicine · Opelousas, LA	142	245
Louis Nix Internal Medicine · Lafayette, LA	141	340
DELLINGER, CHESTER	139	251

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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