What is Vern Keller's specialty?

Vern Keller (NPI 1639176472) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Thoracic Surgery in Lafayette, LA.

Where does Vern Keller practice?

Vern Keller practices in Lafayette, LA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1639176472.

How much does Medicare pay Vern Keller?

Vern Keller (NPI 1639176472) received approximately $159K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 253 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1639176472

Vern KellerMD

Thoracic SurgeryLafayette, LAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

443

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

452

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$127K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 39 Thoracic Surgery providers in LA — top quintile (cohort median 202).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$262

Distinct drugs

Brand share

0.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Mupirocin35 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$67K

Payment records

139

By payment type

Education$23K

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$19K

Consulting Fee$15K

Food and Beverage$6K

Travel and Lodging$4K

Top paying entities

Education$23K

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$19K

Consulting Fee$15K

Food and Beverage$6K

Travel and Lodging$4K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Vern Keller'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). 23 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
ST DOMINIC-JACKSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	271	1,195
Benton Parker Diagnostic Radiology · Jackson, MS	89	307
James Thomasson Diagnostic Radiology · Jackson, MS	70	217
Barry Hall Anesthesiology · Jackson, MS	57	162
David Young Interventional Cardiology · Jackson, MS	49	290
Guillermo Tanaka Diagnostic Radiology · Jackson, MS	49	108
Vernon Cotten Cardiology · Jackson, MS	39	172
Reuben Stone Interventional Cardiology · Jackson, MS	39	243
Bryan Lantrip Diagnostic Radiology · Jackson, MS	34	76
STA-HOME HEALTH AGENCY OF JACKSON, INC.	34	66
Douglas Harkins Cardiology · Jackson, MS	33	176
Stephen Crawford Diagnostic Radiology · Jackson, MS	33	88

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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