What is Bogdan Cherascu's specialty?

Bogdan Cherascu (NPI 1588653877) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Rheumatology in Cedar Rapids, IA.

Where does Bogdan Cherascu practice?

Bogdan Cherascu practices in Cedar Rapids, IA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1588653877.

How much does Medicare pay Bogdan Cherascu?

Bogdan Cherascu (NPI 1588653877) received approximately $2.4M in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 526 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1588653877

Bogdan CherascuMD

PRACTICEPHYSICIANS' CLINIC OF IOWA, PCSee all providers at this practice →

RheumatologyCedar Rapids, IAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

5,029

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

238,181

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$2.1M

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 39 Rheumatology providers in IA — top quintile (cohort median 67,274).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

2,272

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$824K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

29.7%

Top prescribed drugs

Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate495 claims

Methotrexate Sodium366 claims

Allopurinol224 claims

Prednisone149 claims

Methotrexate Sodium/Pf147 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

83.5

Quality

68.7

Cost

76.3

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.36%

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 Bogdan Cherascu'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). 15 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Medical Laboratories Of Eastern Iowa Lc Clinical Laboratory · Cedar Rapids, IA	153	717
Weland Clinical Laboratories, P.C. Clinical Laboratory · Cedar Rapids, IA	112	608
ST LUKE'S METHODIST HOSPITAL	76	278
Melanie Ramsey Nurse Practitioner · Cedar Rapids, IA	48	143
STATE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA	38	185
David Jensen Diagnostic Radiology · Cedar Rapids, IA	21	64
ST LUKE'S JONES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	19	89
ALLEN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION	18	123
Gary Schweiger Diagnostic Radiology · Cedar Rapids, IA	18	39
Richard Seitz Diagnostic Radiology · Cedar Rapids, IA	15	34
Shahin Bagheri Rheumatology · Burbank, CA	15	61
VIRGINIA GAY HOSPITAL, INC	13	76

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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