What is Steven Kessler's specialty?

Steven Kessler (NPI 1689611626) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Gastroenterology in Chattanooga, TN.

Where does Steven Kessler practice?

Steven Kessler practices in Chattanooga, TN, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1689611626.

How much does Medicare pay Steven Kessler?

Steven Kessler (NPI 1689611626) received approximately $65K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 383 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1689611626

Steven KesslerD.O.

GastroenterologyChattanooga, TNI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

548

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

588

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$51K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 258 Gastroenterology providers in TN — below median (cohort median 809).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

973

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$866K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

47.1%

Top prescribed drugs

Pantoprazole Sodium242 claims

Linaclotide113 claims

Omeprazole91 claims

Promethazine Hcl79 claims

Sod Picosulf/Mag Ox/Citric Ac57 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

93.8

Quality

80.4

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.79%

APM Entity

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$2K

Payment records

110

By payment type

Food and Beverage$2K

Education$43

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$2K

Education$43

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Steven Kessler'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). 45 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Birmingham, AL	59	143
Harris Hawk Interventional Radiology · Chattanooga, TN	40	122
Steven Quarfordt Interventional Radiology · Chattanooga, TN	40	128
Lori Proctor Pathology · Brentwood, TN	38	101
Anne Herdman Royal Pathology · Tulsa, OK	35	99
Jeffrey Alvis Diagnostic Radiology · Bristol, TN	33	65
Samuel Porter Diagnostic Radiology · Chattanooga, TN	33	87
Justin Calvert Interventional Radiology · Mobile, AL	32	92
Noel Bergquist Diagnostic Radiology · Knoxville, TN	29	85
Peter Furicchia Diagnostic Radiology · Birmingham, MI	29	57
County Of Hamilton Ambulance Service Provider · Chattanooga, TN	27	56
Jose Barriocanal Diagnostic Radiology · Chattanooga, TN	24	52

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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