What is Carol Straka's specialty?

Carol Straka (NPI 1679523005) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Internal Medicine in Niles, IL.

Where does Carol Straka practice?

Carol Straka practices in Niles, IL, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1679523005.

How much does Medicare pay Carol Straka?

Carol Straka (NPI 1679523005) received approximately $188K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 500 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1679523005

Carol StrakaM.D.

PRACTICEDMA NUTRITON INCSee all providers at this practice →

Internal MedicineNiles, ILI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

3,622

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

4,418

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$185K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 3,790 Internal Medicine providers in IL — top quintile (cohort median 760).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

5,952

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$497K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

19.8%

Top prescribed drugs

Atorvastatin Calcium504 claims

Rosuvastatin Calcium379 claims

Levothyroxine Sodium371 claims

Losartan Potassium306 claims

Amlodipine Besylate287 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$1K

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$1K

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$1K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Carol Straka'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). 19 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
ADVOCATE HEALTH AND HOSPITALS CORPORATION	210	528
Shilpa Joglekar Internal Medicine · Niles, IL	43	95
Quest Diagnostics Llc Il Clinical Laboratory · Schaumburg, IL	37	87
Maria Devries Diagnostic Radiology · Park Ridge, IL	35	59
SIEGFRIED, MICHAEL	32	67
Gail Herman Internal Medicine · Niles, IL	32	74
ENDEAVOR HEALTH CLINICAL OPERATIONS	30	62
John Phillips Diagnostic Radiology · Park Ridge, IL	22	37
Glen Geremia Diagnostic Radiology · Park Ridge, IL	21	43
KHEDKAR, NANDA	21	36
LAURENT, ELISA	19	35
GNEGY, RICHARD	19	39

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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