PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1669479986

Edward BehrensM.D.

PRACTICECHARLESTON ENT ASSOCIATESSee all providers at this practice →

OtolaryngologyCharleston, SCI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

953

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

2,075

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$86K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 155 Otolaryngology providers in SC — above median (cohort median 1,700).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

333

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$8K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

11.1%

Top prescribed drugs

Ipratropium Bromide100 claims

Azelastine Hcl43 claims

Fluticasone Propionate37 claims

Prednisone33 claims

Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav20 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

92.3

Quality

86.1

Cost

76.4

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.73%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$94

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$94

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Edward Behrens'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). 14 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
TRIDENT MEDICAL CENTER LLC	65	141
LEONG, VANHPHENH	43	67
MINAYA, CARLOS	42	61
CLEMSON SPORTS MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION INC	27	45
Erik Swanson Otolaryngology · Charleston, SC	25	125
R Livingston Internal Medicine · Charleston, SC	20	39
Leah Trantham Family Practice · Goose Creek, SC	18	46
Thomas Hester Otolaryngology · Charleston, SC	17	45
MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AUTHORITY	16	47
Charleston Ent Associates, Llc Ambulatory Surgical Center · Charleston, SC	15	31
Ronald Mcvicar Otolaryngology · Charleston, SC	14	40
SOLSTAS LAB PARTNERS GROUP LLC	14	22

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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