What is Robert Behrend's specialty?

Robert Behrend (NPI 1578569000) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Internal Medicine in Sioux Falls, SD.

Where does Robert Behrend practice?

Robert Behrend practices in Sioux Falls, SD, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1578569000.

How much does Medicare pay Robert Behrend?

Robert Behrend (NPI 1578569000) received approximately $66K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 1,219 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1578569000

Robert BehrendMD

PRACTICESANFORD CLINICSee all providers at this practice →

Internal MedicineSioux Falls, SDI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,547

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

2,589

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$64K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 150 Internal Medicine providers in SD — top quintile (cohort median 731).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

5,711

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$258K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

12.8%

Top prescribed drugs

Atorvastatin Calcium598 claims

Amlodipine Besylate374 claims

Omeprazole372 claims

Lisinopril361 claims

Losartan Potassium267 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

84.8

Quality

78.8

Cost

70.5

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.41%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Robert Behrend'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). 57 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Charles Flohr Diagnostic Radiology · Sioux Falls, SD	72	141
Adam Stys Interventional Cardiology · Sioux Falls, SD	63	212
Bryan Barness Diagnostic Radiology · Sioux Falls, SD	59	137
David Bean Diagnostic Radiology · Sioux Falls, SD	47	102
SIOUX FALLS AMBULANCE INC	37	142
Patrick Kelly Vascular Surgery · Sioux Falls, SD	36	202
Meredith Hayes Diagnostic Radiology · Sioux Falls, SD	33	95
Anthony Rupp Nephrology · Sioux Falls, SD	28	130
Marioara Gavozdea Barna Hospitalist · Sioux Falls, SD	27	56
Edward Czarnecki Diagnostic Radiology · Sioux Falls, SD	27	81
Janet Dubois Diagnostic Radiology · Sioux Falls, SD	26	44
Kelly Steffen Cardiology · Sioux Falls, SD	25	66

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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