What is Mark Stern's specialty?

Mark Stern (NPI 1649282765) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Neurosurgery in Escondido, CA.

Where does Mark Stern practice?

Mark Stern practices in Escondido, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1649282765.

How much does Medicare pay Mark Stern?

Mark Stern (NPI 1649282765) received approximately $112K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 128 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1649282765

Mark SternMD

PRACTICEMARK S STERN M D A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATIONSee all providers at this practice →

NeurosurgeryEscondido, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

212

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

569

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$59K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 497 Neurosurgery providers in CA — top quintile (cohort median 341).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

629

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$7K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

14.8%

Top prescribed drugs

Meloxicam170 claims

Tramadol Hcl114 claims

Gabapentin79 claims

Baclofen51 claims

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen40 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$3K

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$2K

Consulting Fee$2K

Entertainment$18

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$2K

Consulting Fee$2K

Entertainment$18

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Mark Stern'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). 5 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
PALOMAR HEALTH	54	142
Sunil Jeswani Neurosurgery · San Diego, CA	17	23
Tan Nguyen Diagnostic Radiology · Dallas, TX	16	31
Unilab Corporation Clinical Laboratory · West Hills, CA	14	35
Kiran Patel Diagnostic Radiology · Oceanside, CA	12	17

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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