What is C. Shane Bussler's specialty?

C. Shane Bussler (NPI 1609879881) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Internal Medicine in Gainesville, GA.

Where does C. Shane Bussler practice?

C. Shane Bussler practices in Gainesville, GA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1609879881.

How much does Medicare pay C. Shane Bussler?

C. Shane Bussler (NPI 1609879881) received approximately $254K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 436 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1609879881

C. Shane BusslerM.D.

PRACTICESLEEPMED, INCSee all providers at this practice →

Internal MedicineGainesville, GAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

5,235

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

11,225

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$239K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 2,751 Internal Medicine providers in GA — top quintile (cohort median 670).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

14,513

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$1.1M

Distinct drugs

182

Brand share

21.7%

Top prescribed drugs

Levothyroxine Sodium599 claims

Rosuvastatin Calcium503 claims

Pantoprazole Sodium473 claims

Amlodipine Besylate473 claims

Atorvastatin Calcium444 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

78.3

Quality

71.9

Cost

76.5

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

75.0

Payment adjustment

0.14%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

No data available for this provider in 2025.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where C. Shane Bussler'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
NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER, INC.	321	2,039
Richard Cory Diagnostic Radiology · Gainesville, GA	110	413
LAXSON, V. KAREN	98	494
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Birmingham, AL	46	189
Ajay Ravi Diagnostic Radiology · Gainesville, GA	39	118
Wesley Head Critical Care (Intensivists) · Gainesville, GA	36	206
Michael Reynolds Dermatology · Gainesville, GA	35	93
HOOPER, TREVOR	29	84
Sean Sumner Internal Medicine · Gainesville, GA	27	80
Finan Dermatopathology Laboratory, P.C. Clinical Laboratory · Atlanta, GA	27	75
Robert Balotin Diagnostic Radiology · Gainesville, GA	25	57
Lee Martin Diagnostic Radiology · Gainesville, GA	24	73

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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