What is Andrew Mester's specialty?

Andrew Mester (NPI 1649283599) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Otolaryngology in Santa Barbara, CA.

Where does Andrew Mester practice?

Andrew Mester practices in Santa Barbara, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1649283599.

How much does Medicare pay Andrew Mester?

Andrew Mester (NPI 1649283599) received approximately $223K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 895 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1649283599

Andrew MesterM.D.

PRACTICESANSUM CLINICSee all providers at this practice →

OtolaryngologySanta Barbara, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,995

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

2,553

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$211K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 875 Otolaryngology providers in CA — top quintile (cohort median 923).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,550

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$17K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

1.4%

Top prescribed drugs

Famotidine1,223 claims

Fluticasone Propionate90 claims

Ciprofloxacin Hcl38 claims

Omeprazole37 claims

Methylprednisolone29 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Andrew Mester'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). 36 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Pacific Diagnostic Laboratories Clinical Laboratory · Santa Barbara, CA	398	949
SANTA BARBARA COTTAGE HOSPITAL	73	168
Pacific Point Laboratories, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · San Luis Obispo, CA	55	79
POJUNAS, KATHLEEN	47	64
Robert Leposavic Dermatology · Santa Barbara, CA	42	60
James Benzian Diagnostic Radiology · Santa Barbara, CA	40	60
Sean Snodgress Diagnostic Radiology · Santa Barbara, CA	35	59
Jeffrey Hadsall Internal Medicine · Santa Barbara, CA	29	61
Christopher Kuzminski Diagnostic Radiology · Santa Barbara, CA	28	45
Michael Trambert Diagnostic Radiology · Santa Barbara, CA	27	33
Peter Ford Dermatology · Santa Barbara, CA	22	36
Michael Bernstein Internal Medicine · Santa Barbara, CA	22	52

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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