What is Martin Blidner's specialty?

Martin Blidner (NPI 1598827792) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Rheumatology in Wilkes Barre, PA.

Where does Martin Blidner practice?

Martin Blidner practices in Wilkes Barre, PA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1598827792.

How much does Medicare pay Martin Blidner?

Martin Blidner (NPI 1598827792) received approximately $1.4M in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 381 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1598827792

Martin BlidnerMD

PRACTICEARTHRITIS CENTER OF NE PA INCSee all providers at this practice →

RheumatologyWilkes Barre, PAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,650

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

90,069

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$1.1M

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 267 Rheumatology providers in PA — top quintile (cohort median 4,116).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

2,246

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$681K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

25.9%

Top prescribed drugs

Prednisone522 claims

Methotrexate Sodium332 claims

Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate208 claims

Celecoxib101 claims

Leflunomide101 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

100.0

Quality

100.0

Cost

75.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

1.05%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$1K

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$1K

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$1K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Martin Blidner'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). 63 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
WILKES BARRE HOSPITAL COMPANY LLC	522	2,666
JOHN HEINZ INSTITUTE OF REHABILITATION MEDICINE	175	297
William Prebola Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Wilkes Barre, PA	156	456
GEISINGER WYOMING VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER	150	493
Kimberly Kenehan Physician Assistant · Wilkes Barre, PA	79	147
Guenadi Amoachi Diagnostic Radiology · Wilkes Barre, PA	64	123
RICHTERMAN, RONALD	54	106
John Kline Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Wilkes Barre, PA	45	140
Gerald Gibbons Internal Medicine · Wilkes Barre, PA	45	95
FERNANDO, ALEJANDRO	41	84
GEISINGER WYOMING VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER	39	101
Gil Hoang Diagnostic Radiology · Dover, DE	37	57

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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