What is Kent Lord's specialty?

Kent Lord (NPI 1679785935) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Orthopedic Surgery in Johnson City, TN.

Where does Kent Lord practice?

Kent Lord practices in Johnson City, TN, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1679785935.

How much does Medicare pay Kent Lord?

Kent Lord (NPI 1679785935) received approximately $137K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 441 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1679785935

Kent LordM.D.

PRACTICEEMPICARE, INC.See all providers at this practice →

Orthopedic SurgeryJohnson City, TNI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,070

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,693

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$104K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 503 Orthopedic Surgery providers in TN — below median (cohort median 2,357).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

200

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$2K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

29.5%

Top prescribed drugs

Diclofenac Sodium44 claims

Ondansetron Hcl33 claims

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen30 claims

Methylprednisolone28 claims

Meloxicam24 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

78.9

Quality

64.4

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

95.0

Payment adjustment

0.16%

Individual

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$53

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$53

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$53

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Kent Lord'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). 9 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
WELLMONT HEALTH SYSTEM	94	347
SOLSTAS LAB PARTNERS GROUP LLC	42	235
Eric Parks Family Practice · Kingsport, TN	25	89
Richard Kubota Diagnostic Radiology · Kingsport, TN	18	44
Daniel Simpson Cardiology · Kingsport, TN	15	56
SPILLETT, ANDREW	14	31
Holston Valley Ambulatory Surgery Center, Llc Ambulatory Surgical Center · Kingsport, TN	13	55
CHURCH HILL EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, INC	13	45
Sullivan County Ems Ambulance Service Provider · Blountville, TN	11	28

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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