What is David Kraftsow's specialty?

David Kraftsow (NPI 1598710089) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Anesthesiology in Bessemer, AL.

Where does David Kraftsow practice?

David Kraftsow practices in Bessemer, AL, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1598710089.

How much does Medicare pay David Kraftsow?

David Kraftsow (NPI 1598710089) received approximately $12K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 234 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1598710089

David KraftsowM.D.

PRACTICEW J HOWELL MD PASee all providers at this practice →

AnesthesiologyBessemer, ALI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

179

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

190

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$9K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 446 Anesthesiology providers in AL — below median (cohort median 331).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$85

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$85

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$85

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where David Kraftsow'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). 16 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Keith Chesser Diagnostic Radiology · Bessemer, AL	36	44
Robert Kachelhofer Diagnostic Radiology · Birmingham, AL	36	61
Justin Moellinger General Surgery · Bessemer, AL	36	100
Matthew Reed General Surgery · Bessemer, AL	33	76
CUTLER, JEFFREY	32	35
RUFF, LARRY	31	33
BALLARD, JAMES	27	30
ARMITAGE, RITA	26	28
Robert Mccord Vascular Surgery · Birmingham, AL	24	63
Keith Brown Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Bessemer, AL	24	24
MOORE, JOHNNY	19	20
Mohannad Azzam Internal Medicine · Hoover, AL	17	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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