What is Charles Withers's specialty?

Charles Withers (NPI 1598928202) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Rheumatology in Charlotte, NC.

Where does Charles Withers practice?

Charles Withers practices in Charlotte, NC, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1598928202.

How much does Medicare pay Charles Withers?

Charles Withers (NPI 1598928202) received approximately $753K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 182 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1598928202

Charles WithersM.D.

PRACTICEINTEGRATIVE RHEUMATOLOGY PLLCSee all providers at this practice →

RheumatologyCharlotte, NCI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

402

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

13,368

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$206K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 164 Rheumatology providers in NC — above median (cohort median 28,282).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,021

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$1.2M

Distinct drugs

Brand share

35.8%

Top prescribed drugs

Prednisone148 claims

Methotrexate Sodium144 claims

Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate109 claims

Celecoxib95 claims

Duloxetine Hcl76 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$21K

Payment records

121

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$15K

Travel and Lodging$3K

Food and Beverage$2K

Top paying entities

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$15K

Travel and Lodging$3K

Food and Beverage$2K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Charles Withers'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). 3 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
THE CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG HOSPITAL AUTHORITY	103	437
CRESCENDO BIOSCIENCE, INC	39	116
CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER	13	39

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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