What is Michael Edwards's specialty?

Michael Edwards (NPI 1649331729) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Thoracic Surgery in Mount Pleasant, SC.

Where does Michael Edwards practice?

Michael Edwards practices in Mount Pleasant, SC, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1649331729.

How much does Medicare pay Michael Edwards?

Michael Edwards (NPI 1649331729) received approximately $83K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 259 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1649331729

Michael EdwardsMD

Thoracic SurgeryMount Pleasant, SCI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

414

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,007

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$55K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 44 Thoracic Surgery providers in SC — top quintile (cohort median 272).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

173

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$18K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

44.5%

Top prescribed drugs

Clopidogrel Bisulfate57 claims

Gabapentin25 claims

Apixaban20 claims

Cilostazol18 claims

Doxycycline Hyclate18 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

75.0

Quality

0.0

Cost

60.5

Improvement activities

0.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.00%

Individual

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$563

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$563

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$563

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Michael Edwards'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). 22 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
TRIDENT MEDICAL CENTER LLC	188	931
OSBON, TIMOTHY	56	1,928
NADEL, NICOLE	51	2,304
MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AUTHORITY	28	377
Phillip Raduazo Diagnostic Radiology · Grand Rapids, MI	24	101
John Mcgue Diagnostic Radiology · Mount Pleasant, SC	23	69
MULLANEY, JOSEPH	21	45
Brian Burke Diagnostic Radiology · Mount Pleasant, SC	21	44
Allison Mccrae General Surgery · North Charleston, SC	19	486
Matthew Dunn Diagnostic Radiology · Charleston, SC	19	74
Thomas Puckette Diagnostic Radiology · Mount Pleasant, SC	17	52
GREER, CHARLES	17	55

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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