What is Walter Murrell's specialty?

Walter Murrell (NPI 1598734634) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Ophthalmology in Amarillo, TX.

Where does Walter Murrell practice?

Walter Murrell practices in Amarillo, TX, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1598734634.

How much does Medicare pay Walter Murrell?

Walter Murrell (NPI 1598734634) received approximately $316K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 858 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1598734634

Walter MurrellM.D.

OphthalmologyAmarillo, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

2,585

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

5,990

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$290K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,238 Ophthalmology providers in TX — top quintile (cohort median 1,864).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

490

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$56K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

16.7%

Top prescribed drugs

Timolol Maleate152 claims

Latanoprost133 claims

Brimonidine Tartrate64 claims

Bimatoprost45 claims

Brimonidine Tartrate25 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

86.2

Quality

83.3

Cost

77.3

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

92.0

Payment adjustment

0.47%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$251

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$229

Gift$21

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$229

Gift$21

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Walter Murrell'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). 39 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Amarillo Cataract And Eye Surgery Center Ltd Ambulatory Surgical Center · Amarillo, TX	265	555
BSA HOSPITAL LLC	161	310
DENNEY, MONTY	91	160
Laboratory Corporation Of America Clinical Laboratory · Dallas, TX	70	91
Jason Ysasaga Ophthalmology · Amarillo, TX	55	105
NORTHWEST TEXAS HEALTHCARE SYSTEM INC	49	91
Constantine Saadeh Rheumatology · Amarillo, TX	36	180
Amber Dobler-Dixon Ophthalmology · Amarillo, TX	27	47
Prakash Desai Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Amarillo, TX	25	60
Amarillo Pathology Associates Ltd Clinical Laboratory · Amarillo, TX	25	40
Monte Slatton Cardiology · Amarillo, TX	23	54
WAUGH, KIMBERLY	21	29

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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