What is Kent Shih's specialty?

Kent Shih (NPI 1619075207) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Hematology-Oncology in Nashville, TN.

Where does Kent Shih practice?

Kent Shih practices in Nashville, TN, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1619075207.

How much does Medicare pay Kent Shih?

Kent Shih (NPI 1619075207) received approximately $4.6M in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 548 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1619075207

Kent ShihM.D.

Hematology-OncologyNashville, TNI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

3,623

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

86,549

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$2.1M

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 206 Hematology-Oncology providers in TN — top quintile (cohort median 1,775).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,346

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$2.9M

Distinct drugs

Brand share

34.4%

Top prescribed drugs

Prednisone99 claims

Ondansetron87 claims

Anastrozole84 claims

Prochlorperazine Maleate75 claims

Lenalidomide72 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

92.7

Quality

3.6

Cost

70.8

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

89.0

Payment adjustment

0.75%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$124K

Payment records

161

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$102K

Travel and Lodging$10K

Consulting Fee$8K

Food and Beverage$4K

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$102K

Travel and Lodging$10K

Consulting Fee$8K

Food and Beverage$4K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Kent Shih'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). 27 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Imaging Alliance Nashville Pet Llc Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF) · Nashville, TN	103	540
Gregg Shepard Hematology-Oncology · Nashville, TN	39	345
Viraj Parikh Diagnostic Radiology · Goodlettsville, TN	38	128
Jeffrey Williams Diagnostic Radiology · Goodlettsville, TN	34	149
BERGER, KURT	31	187
Steven Blount Diagnostic Radiology · Goodlettsville, TN	31	153
HCA HEALTH SERVICES OF TENNESSEE, INC.	22	176
Andrea Knox Nurse Practitioner · Nashville, TN	20	85
BENDELL, JOHANNA	18	216
Jonathan Gordon Diagnostic Radiology · Goodlettsville, TN	17	80
Christopher Ng Diagnostic Radiology · Nashville, TN	17	61
Melinda Sava Diagnostic Radiology · Goodlettsville, TN	16	40

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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