PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1639160393

Paul KernerMD

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Orthopedic SurgeryDurham, NCI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

752

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,020

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$46K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 770 Orthopedic Surgery providers in NC — below median (cohort median 1,323).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$431

Distinct drugs

Brand share

0.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Meloxicam52 claims

Celecoxib18 claims

Amoxicillin13 claims

Oxycodone Hcl12 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

100.0

Quality

0.0

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

1.05%

Individual

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$404

Payment records

By payment type

Travel and Lodging$372

Food and Beverage$32

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Paul Kerner'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). 4 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
NORTH CAROLINA SPECIALTY HOSPITAL LLC	32	120
REX HOSPITAL INC.	31	95
John Lord Podiatry · Durham, NC	14	20
SOLSTAS LAB PARTNERS GROUP LLC	11	49

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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