PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1598786790

C. Michael NeuweltM.D.

PRACTICEEAST BAY RHEUMATOLOGY MEDICAL GROUP, INC.See all providers at this practice →

RheumatologySan Leandro, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

847

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

62,753

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$352K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 530 Rheumatology providers in CA — top quintile (cohort median 1,833).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,977

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$1.2M

Distinct drugs

Brand share

17.2%

Top prescribed drugs

Prednisone411 claims

Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate298 claims

Methotrexate Sodium172 claims

Gabapentin126 claims

Sulfasalazine86 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

97.1

Quality

69.1

Cost

94.8

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.93%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$26K

Payment records

By payment type

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$22K

Food and Beverage$2K

Travel and Lodging$2K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where C. Michael Neuwelt'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). 5 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
ALAMEDA HEALTH SYSTEM	93	567
SUTTER EAST BAY HOSPITALS	34	163
Rania Shammas Rheumatology · Burbank, CA	22	44
Robyn Young Neurology · Alameda, CA	19	55
ALAMEDA HEALTH SYSTEM	16	31

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.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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