PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1689635997

Michael StephensMD

Family PracticeArden, NCI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

588

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

678

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$26K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 2,740 Family Practice providers in NC — above median (cohort median 664).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

664

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$24K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

25.8%

Top prescribed drugs

Fluticasone Propionate101 claims

Prednisone96 claims

Montelukast Sodium72 claims

Doxycycline Hyclate64 claims

Albuterol Sulfate56 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$22

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$22

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$22

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Michael Stephens'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
FLETCHER HOSPITAL INC.	40	175
Pathologists Medical Laboratory, P.A. Clinical Laboratory · Asheville, NC	30	75
Lisa Scott Family Practice · Asheville, NC	27	59
COMMUNITY CAREPARTNERS, INC.	25	89
HENDERSON COUNTY HOSPITAL CORPORATION	19	95
Emilie Ralston Diagnostic Radiology · Asheville, NC	16	33
Sheri Fleeman Diagnostic Radiology · Asheville, NC	13	35
STEPHENS, CYNTHIA	12	40
Megan Thomas Family Practice · Asheville, NC	12	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.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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