What is Paul Hellstern's specialty?

Paul Hellstern (NPI 1649207036) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Gastroenterology in Crystal River, FL.

Where does Paul Hellstern practice?

Paul Hellstern practices in Crystal River, FL, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1649207036.

How much does Medicare pay Paul Hellstern?

Paul Hellstern (NPI 1649207036) received approximately $396K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 1,171 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1649207036

Paul HellsternM.D.

PRACTICECITRUS ENDOSCOPY AND SURGERYSee all providers at this practice →

GastroenterologyCrystal River, FLI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

3,188

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

4,663

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$381K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,135 Gastroenterology providers in FL — top quintile (cohort median 817).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

3,551

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$526K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

20.1%

Top prescribed drugs

Pantoprazole Sodium808 claims

Omeprazole592 claims

Sod Picosulf/Mag Ox/Citric Ac433 claims

Famotidine380 claims

Dicyclomine Hcl292 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

100.0

Quality

100.0

Cost

83.8

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

1.05%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$264

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$264

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$264

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Paul Hellstern'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). 100 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Janaki Koka Anesthesiology · Crystal River, FL	228	520
Suncoast Endoscopy Asc Lp Ambulatory Surgical Center · Inverness, FL	218	535
NADELLA, SURESH	182	372
NATURE COAST EMERGENCY MEDICAL FOUNDATION INC	133	237
ESCLOPIS, FERNANDO	126	286
Tonialatoya Wallace-Eley Pathology · Crystal River, FL	99	207
Stephen Garrison Diagnostic Radiology · Inverness, FL	84	191
Thomas Ceballos Diagnostic Radiology · Cape Girardeau, MO	83	253
Angela Maio Diagnostic Radiology · Tampa, FL	76	189
Laboratory Corporation Of America Clinical Laboratory · Tampa, FL	73	169
Charles Zachar Diagnostic Radiology · Inverness, FL	59	116
Trupti Shinde Gastroenterology · Crystal River, FL	48	105

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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