PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1689637613

Ralph OurslerM.D.

PRACTICEGRAYSTONE EYE SURGERY CENTER LLCSee all providers at this practice →

OphthalmologyHickory, NCI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,765

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

2,014

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$279K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 512 Ophthalmology providers in NC — below median (cohort median 2,093).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

699

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$195K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

62.1%

Top prescribed drugs

Neomycin/Polymyxin B/Dexametha212 claims

Cyclosporine133 claims

Latanoprost115 claims

Ketorolac Tromethamine43 claims

Timolol Maleate37 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

93.8

Quality

99.5

Cost

79.9

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.79%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$642

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$642

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Ralph Oursler'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). 17 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Graystone Eye Surgery Center Llc Ambulatory Surgical Center · Hickory, NC	325	1,058
Mary Prince Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Hickory, NC	170	426
CLONTZ, GEOFFREY	80	212
CATAWBA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER	74	150
CALDWELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, INC.	56	123
Zophia Rendon Optometry · North Wilkesboro, NC	30	96
NORTH CAROLINA BAPTIST HOSPITAL	25	71
Jeffrey Sutton Optometry · Boone, NC	25	138
WATAUGA MEDICAL CENTER INC	20	72
SOLSTAS LAB PARTNERS GROUP LLC	18	71
THE CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG HOSPITAL AUTHORITY	17	24
Richard Chang Ophthalmology · Hickory, NC	17	35

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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