What is John Upshaw's specialty?

John Upshaw (NPI 1598770869) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Urology in Lake Charles, LA.

Where does John Upshaw practice?

John Upshaw practices in Lake Charles, LA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1598770869.

How much does Medicare pay John Upshaw?

John Upshaw (NPI 1598770869) received approximately $238K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 952 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1598770869

John UpshawMD

PRACTICELAKE CHARLES MEDICAL SERVICES UROLOGY LLCSee all providers at this practice →

UrologyLake Charles, LAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

2,931

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

43,252

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$203K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 153 Urology providers in LA — top quintile (cohort median 2,062).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

3,986

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$494K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

23.5%

Top prescribed drugs

Tamsulosin Hcl1,272 claims

Finasteride858 claims

Alfuzosin Hcl213 claims

Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim159 claims

Solifenacin Succinate137 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

75.0

Quality

0.0

Cost

78.3

Improvement activities

0.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.00%

Individual

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$265

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$265

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$265

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where John Upshaw'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). 44 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
WALKER, MICHAEL	99	289
MILLER, GEORGE	91	247
The Pathology Laboratory, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · Lake Charles, LA	87	285
Jason Braud Diagnostic Radiology · Lake Charles, LA	58	156
Charles Brdlik Diagnostic Radiology · Lake Charles, LA	57	133
Adam Olsan Diagnostic Radiology · Lake Charles, LA	54	113
Christopher Thompson Cardiology · Lake Charles, LA	51	144
MCFARLAND, DAVID	47	97
Richard Martinez Diagnostic Radiology · Lake Charles, LA	47	127
John Winterton Cardiology · Lake Charles, LA	46	151
Matthew Lafleur Diagnostic Radiology · Fort Collins, CO	42	102
Acadian Ambulance Service, Inc. Ambulance Service Provider · Lafayette, LA	39	97

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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