What is Muhammad Rafiq's specialty?

Muhammad Rafiq (NPI 1639337835) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Nephrology in Columbia, SC.

Where does Muhammad Rafiq practice?

Muhammad Rafiq practices in Columbia, SC, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1639337835.

How much does Medicare pay Muhammad Rafiq?

Muhammad Rafiq (NPI 1639337835) received approximately $228K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 538 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1639337835

Muhammad RafiqMD

NephrologyColumbia, SCI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

822

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

2,086

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$223K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 138 Nephrology providers in SC — above median (cohort median 2,014).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,736

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$166K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

9.7%

Top prescribed drugs

Calcitriol293 claims

Furosemide187 claims

Amlodipine Besylate127 claims

Hydralazine Hcl96 claims

Carvedilol88 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

75.0

Quality

0.0

Cost

47.5

Improvement activities

0.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.00%

Individual

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$740

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$707

Education$34

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$707

Education$34

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Muhammad Rafiq'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). 123 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
PROVIDENCE HOSPITAL, LLC	237	713
Muhammad Islam Internal Medicine · Columbia, SC	220	980
Ashraf Chattha Nephrology · Columbia, SC	211	976
SPECTRA LABORATORIES INC	185	876
LEXINGTON COUNTY HEALTH SERVICES DISTRICT INC	163	582
PRISMA HEALTH-MIDLANDS	157	592
County Council For Richland County Ambulance Service Provider · Columbia, SC	107	355
Edward Gize Diagnostic Radiology · Greenville, SC	87	277
PRISMA HEALTH-MIDLANDS	86	253
Harry Hardin Diagnostic Radiology · Greenville, SC	76	201
KERSHAW HOSPITAL LLC	76	291
THE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER OF ORANGEBURG AND CALHOUN COUNTIES	71	262

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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