What is Joseph Vandergriff's specialty?

Joseph Vandergriff (NPI 1659474658) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Family Practice in Myrtle Beach, SC.

Where does Joseph Vandergriff practice?

Joseph Vandergriff practices in Myrtle Beach, SC, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1659474658.

How much does Medicare pay Joseph Vandergriff?

Joseph Vandergriff (NPI 1659474658) received approximately $230K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 989 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1659474658

Joseph VandergriffMD

Family PracticeMyrtle Beach, SCI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

2,946

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

11,115

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$225K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,484 Family Practice providers in SC — top quintile (cohort median 1,121).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

6,843

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$469K

Distinct drugs

112

Brand share

16.6%

Top prescribed drugs

Atorvastatin Calcium755 claims

Amlodipine Besylate367 claims

Lisinopril273 claims

Levothyroxine Sodium262 claims

Metoprolol Succinate198 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

98.9

Quality

85.4

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

1.00%

APM Entity

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$443

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$443

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$443

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Joseph Vandergriff'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). 40 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
GRAND STRAND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER LLC	171	401
Alicia Anderson Nurse Practitioner · Myrtle Beach, SC	83	156
CASTLE MEDICAL, LLC	52	269
CONWAY HOSPITAL, INC.	43	103
David Anderson Diagnostic Radiology · Georgetown, SC	33	62
Paul Zdybel Diagnostic Radiology · Conway, SC	32	44
CONFIRMATRIX LABORATORY INC	31	124
Christopher Daub Diagnostic Radiology · Murrells Inlet, SC	30	71
NPI 1063498558	25	42
SOLSTAS LAB PARTNERS GROUP LLC	24	69
MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AUTHORITY	24	70
HADEN, MARY	23	38

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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