What is Paul Kerner's specialty?

Paul Kerner (NPI 1639160393) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Orthopedic Surgery in Durham, NC.

Where does Paul Kerner practice?

Paul Kerner practices in Durham, NC, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1639160393.

How much does Medicare pay Paul Kerner?

Paul Kerner (NPI 1639160393) received approximately $67K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 362 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

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

Top paying entities

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.

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