What is John Skarda's specialty?

John Skarda (NPI 1659314748) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Family Practice in Linville, NC.

Where does John Skarda practice?

John Skarda practices in Linville, NC, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1659314748.

How much does Medicare pay John Skarda?

John Skarda (NPI 1659314748) received approximately $17K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 135 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1659314748

John SkardaM.D.

PRACTICELINVILLE EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS PLLCSee all providers at this practice →

Family PracticeLinville, NCI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

159

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

169

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$13K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 2,740 Family Practice providers in NC — bottom quintile (cohort median 664).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

140

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$1K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

51.4%

Top prescribed drugs

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen33 claims

Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen20 claims

Prednisone20 claims

Ondansetron19 claims

Cefdinir18 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

No data available for this provider in 2025.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where John Skarda'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). 17 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
CHARLES A CANNON JR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC.	306	2,398
Tammy Crumpler Diagnostic Radiology · Boone, NC	108	547
Michelle Curry Emergency Medicine · Greenwood, SC	67	270
Heidi Aldridge Family Practice · Linville, NC	57	280
David Kimmel Internal Medicine · Banner Elk, NC	54	462
WATAUGA MEDICAL CENTER INC	46	283
Deborah Taylor Family Practice · Boiling Springs, SC	41	186
Charles Baker Family Practice · Linville, NC	32	145
BAHLEDA, THOMAS	31	204
WILSON, SHELBURNE	30	146
CHARLES A CANNON JR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, INC.	26	115
Joseph Barker Internal Medicine · Linville, NC	26	166

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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