What is John Summerford's specialty?

John Summerford (NPI 1659472009) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Internal Medicine in Tuscaloosa, AL.

Where does John Summerford practice?

John Summerford practices in Tuscaloosa, AL, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1659472009.

How much does Medicare pay John Summerford?

John Summerford (NPI 1659472009) received approximately $158K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 261 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1659472009

John SummerfordM.D.

PRACTICETUSKALOOSA INTERNAL MEDICINE LLCSee all providers at this practice →

Internal MedicineTuscaloosa, ALI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

4,112

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

7,406

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$155K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,263 Internal Medicine providers in AL — top quintile (cohort median 839).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

11,469

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$792K

Distinct drugs

139

Brand share

14.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Levothyroxine Sodium946 claims

Atorvastatin Calcium729 claims

Amlodipine Besylate695 claims

Metoprolol Succinate387 claims

Pantoprazole Sodium333 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 John Summerford'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). 81 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
John Miller Internal Medicine · Tuscaloosa, AL	189	989
John Warren Internal Medicine · Tuscaloosa, AL	186	818
Northstar Ems, Inc. Ambulance Service Provider · Tuscaloosa, AL	173	761
Ross Vaughn Internal Medicine · Tuscaloosa, AL	171	792
Leonard Jones Internal Medicine · Tuscaloosa, AL	152	648
SPEED, JAMES	107	392
Margaret Guarisco Diagnostic Radiology · Tuscaloosa, AL	99	374
Bernard Veillon Diagnostic Radiology · Tuscaloosa, AL	96	306
Robert Hamiter Diagnostic Radiology · Tuscaloosa, AL	90	306
Louis Lucas Diagnostic Radiology · Birmingham, AL	89	288
Russell Scholl Diagnostic Radiology · Tuscaloosa, AL	88	307
Elizabeth Caldwell Diagnostic Radiology · Tuscaloosa, AL	87	313

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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