What is Matthew Benz's specialty?

Matthew Benz (NPI 1689771545) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Ophthalmology in Houston, TX.

Where does Matthew Benz practice?

Matthew Benz practices in Houston, TX, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1689771545.

How much does Medicare pay Matthew Benz?

Matthew Benz (NPI 1689771545) received approximately $6.1M in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 1,210 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1689771545

Matthew BenzMD

OphthalmologyHouston, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

3,926

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

34,021

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$6.0M

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,238 Ophthalmology providers in TX — top quintile (cohort median 1,864).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

447

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$22K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

34.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Latanoprost107 claims

Prednisolone Acetate100 claims

Dorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat60 claims

Moxifloxacin Hcl49 claims

Bromfenac Sodium29 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

99.9

Quality

99.9

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

1.05%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$265

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$265

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$265

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Matthew Benz'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). 8 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Houston, TX	139	330
NORTH CYPRESS MEDICAL CENTER OPERATING COMPANY, LTD.	57	149
Clinical Pathology Laboratories, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · Austin, TX	36	61
Charles Wykoff Ophthalmology · Bellaire, TX	21	31
Tien Wong Ophthalmology · Houston, TX	15	25
NEW MEDICAL HORIZONS II, LTD.	14	19
NPI 1255335535	14	27
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS M. D. ANDERSON CANCER CENTER	12	29

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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