What is Russell Branum's specialty?

Russell Branum (NPI 1629065685) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Rheumatology in Fort Smith, AR.

Where does Russell Branum practice?

Russell Branum practices in Fort Smith, AR, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1629065685.

How much does Medicare pay Russell Branum?

Russell Branum (NPI 1629065685) received approximately $3.3M in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 919 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1629065685

Russell BranumMD

PRACTICEWALDRON PLACE PEDIATRIC CLINIC, INCSee all providers at this practice →

RheumatologyFort Smith, ARI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

9,700

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

254,947

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$2.8M

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 35 Rheumatology providers in AR — top quintile (cohort median 47,422).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

2,895

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$691K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

22.5%

Top prescribed drugs

Methotrexate Sodium369 claims

Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate307 claims

Prednisone289 claims

Gabapentin193 claims

Alendronate Sodium171 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

98.5

Quality

100.0

Cost

87.7

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.99%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$13K

Payment records

198

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$9K

Food and Beverage$4K

Travel and Lodging$708

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$9K

Food and Beverage$4K

Travel and Lodging$708

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Russell Branum'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). 18 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
CRESCENDO BIOSCIENCE, INC	157	365
Millennium Health, Llc Clinical Laboratory · San Diego, CA	146	1,284
COOPER CLINIC, PA	67	240
Leo Drolshagen Diagnostic Radiology · Fort Smith, AR	42	99
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Maryland Heights, MO	32	108
JOHNSON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	30	113
Ismail Ihmeidan Diagnostic Radiology · Fort Smith, AR	27	39
David Diment Diagnostic Radiology · Fort Smith, AR	21	44
Martin Cain Diagnostic Radiology · Fort Smith, AR	19	34
Laboratory Corporation Of America Clinical Laboratory · Dallas, TX	18	43
Sandra Johnson Dermatology · Fort Smith, AR	17	41
Richard Nelson Diagnostic Radiology · Fort Smith, AR	15	32

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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