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PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1609839901

Ralph Mc DonaldM.D.

PRACTICEHICKORY CARDIOLOGY ASSOCIATES PLLCSee all providers at this practice →
CardiologyHickory, NCI
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Where Ralph Mc Donald'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). 60 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from
Inbound — who sends patients here
PhysicianPatientsVisits
Thomas Wiley
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Hickory, NC
240834
Sanjay Patel
Cardiology · Hickory, NC
228783
Brian Hearon
Cardiology · Hickory, NC
201726
CATAWBA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER113259
SOLSTAS LAB PARTNERS GROUP LLC105379
BOOLS, JOHN87219
Franklin Mcguire
Pulmonary Disease · Hickory, NC
62205
Kevin Clark
Emergency Medicine · Hickory, NC
58256
Aaron Braunsteiner
Emergency Medicine · Hickory, NC
53175
Eric Johnson
Diagnostic Radiology · Hickory, NC
5095
Gregory Taraska
Emergency Medicine · Lenoir, NC
49138
Charles Scheil
Diagnostic Radiology · Hickory, NC
4695
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.
MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024
Total beneficiaries
617
Unique beneficiaries
—
Total services
830
Distinct HCPCS
11
Medicare payment
$46K
Peer benchmark
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Q5
Total Medicare services vs. 602 Cardiology providers in NC — below median (cohort median 2,065).
PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024
Total Rx claims
5,141
Beneficiaries
—
Total drug cost
$959K
Distinct drugs
50
Brand share
32.7%
Top prescribed drugs
Metoprolol Succinate562 claims
Apixaban501 claims
Atorvastatin Calcium385 claims
Ezetimibe348 claims
Rosuvastatin Calcium246 claims
QUALITY · MIPS · 2024
No data available for this provider in 2024.
INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024
Total received
$982
Payment records
42
By payment type
Food and Beverage$982