What is Ernie Cougler's specialty?

Ernie Cougler (NPI 1639514565) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Nurse Practitioner in Lisbon, NY.

Where does Ernie Cougler practice?

Ernie Cougler practices in Lisbon, NY, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1639514565.

How much does Medicare pay Ernie Cougler?

Ernie Cougler (NPI 1639514565) received approximately $1K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 33 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1639514565

Ernie CouglerNP

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Nurse PractitionerLisbon, NYI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$228

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 10,295 Nurse Practitioner providers in NY — bottom quintile (cohort median 188).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

6,721

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$620K

Distinct drugs

124

Brand share

18.5%

Top prescribed drugs

Atorvastatin Calcium361 claims

Omeprazole304 claims

Amlodipine Besylate282 claims

Lisinopril261 claims

Levothyroxine Sodium255 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$29

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$29

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$29

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Ernie Cougler'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). 10 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Glauco Maresca Diagnostic Radiology · Potsdam, NY	65	210
Gouverneur Volunteer Rescue Squad Inc Ambulance Service Provider · Gouverneur, NY	39	197
Edward Reason Internal Medicine · Gouverneur, NY	31	147
Jason Lorenc Emergency Medicine · Oneida, NY	28	240
Kirwin Gibbs Diagnostic Radiology · Cortland, NY	27	69
Terence Schumpert Diagnostic Radiology · Massena, NY	25	59
Brian Ewy Diagnostic Radiology · Kennebunk, ME	23	46
Ali Gharagozloo Diagnostic Radiology · Ogdensburg, NY	18	54
Nabeel Alhussein Emergency Medicine · Gouverneur, NY	16	133
UNITED CEREBRAL PALSY ASSOCIATION OF THE NORTH COUNTRY, INC.	12	34

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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