What is Carl Orthoefer's specialty?

Carl Orthoefer (NPI 1629013701) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Internal Medicine in Knoxville, TN.

Where does Carl Orthoefer practice?

Carl Orthoefer practices in Knoxville, TN, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1629013701.

How much does Medicare pay Carl Orthoefer?

Carl Orthoefer (NPI 1629013701) received approximately $60K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 261 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1629013701

Carl OrthoeferMD

Internal MedicineKnoxville, TNI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

457

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

757

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$57K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,907 Internal Medicine providers in TN — above median (cohort median 791).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

433

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$42K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

20.1%

Top prescribed drugs

Apixaban53 claims

Furosemide38 claims

Amlodipine Besylate37 claims

Prednisone29 claims

Pantoprazole Sodium28 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$122

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$122

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$122

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Carl Orthoefer'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). 65 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Rural/Metro Of Tennessee, L.P. Ambulance Service Provider · Knoxville, TN	161	1,065
Scott Wegryn Diagnostic Radiology · Knoxville, TN	148	705
Steven Addonizio Diagnostic Radiology · Knoxville, TN	100	393
Joshua Todd Cardiology · Knoxville, TN	83	314
METRO KNOXVILLE HMA LLC	63	236
SLUTZKER, DANIEL	56	241
Thomas Jernigan Internal Medicine · Knoxville, TN	56	363
James Miller Internal Medicine · Knoxville, TN	56	488
KIM, HEJUNG	54	225
FORT SANDERS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	52	103
Britton Woodward Diagnostic Radiology · Knoxville, TN	51	206
Jason Deen Diagnostic Radiology · Knoxville, TN	50	207

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.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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