What is Cara Connors's specialty?

Cara Connors (NPI 1578755617) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Family Practice in Alcoa, TN.

Where does Cara Connors practice?

Cara Connors practices in Alcoa, TN, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1578755617.

How much does Medicare pay Cara Connors?

Cara Connors (NPI 1578755617) received approximately $54K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 156 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1578755617

Cara ConnorsM.D.

PRACTICEUNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM. INCSee all providers at this practice →

Family PracticeAlcoa, TNI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

366

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

579

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$44K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,574 Family Practice providers in TN — above median (cohort median 965).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

3,463

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$378K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

21.3%

Top prescribed drugs

Levothyroxine Sodium172 claims

Amlodipine Besylate172 claims

Atorvastatin Calcium163 claims

Rosuvastatin Calcium130 claims

Losartan Potassium109 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

96.5

Quality

86.2

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.90%

APM Entity

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$834

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$834

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$834

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Cara Connors'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). 14 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Robert Santee Diagnostic Radiology · Knoxville, TN	46	100
Daniel Mays Physician Assistant · Clinton, TN	31	71
Jeffrey Peeke Diagnostic Radiology · Knoxville, TN	24	67
Roger Riedel Interventional Cardiology · Sevierville, TN	21	51
Steven Knight Diagnostic Radiology · Knoxville, TN	20	41
PATTERSON, WILLIAM	18	45
DILL, STEPHEN	18	48
John Texada Diagnostic Radiology · Knoxville, TN	17	29
SEVIER COUNTY AMBULANCE SERVICE	15	63
GIRLING HEALTH CARE, INC.	14	80
NPI 1245324367	13	32
Michael Adler Diagnostic Radiology · Knoxville, TN	13	30

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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