What is Ernest Murray's specialty?

Ernest Murray (NPI 1689969198) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Hospitalist in Charleston, SC.

Where does Ernest Murray practice?

Ernest Murray practices in Charleston, SC, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1689969198.

How much does Medicare pay Ernest Murray?

Ernest Murray (NPI 1689969198) received approximately $29K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 121 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1689969198

Ernest MurrayM.D.

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HospitalistCharleston, SCI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

254

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

409

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$28K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 337 Hospitalist providers in SC — below median (cohort median 541).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$88

Distinct drugs

Brand share

0.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Hydrochlorothiazide12 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

79.0

Quality

62.4

Cost

72.7

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

99.0

Payment adjustment

0.17%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$21

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$21

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$21

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Ernest Murray'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). 41 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AUTHORITY	261	1,508
James Ravenel Diagnostic Radiology · Charleston, SC	94	464
THI OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT CHARLESTON, LLC	84	389
Charleston County Government Ambulance Service Provider · North Charleston, SC	71	286
NPI 1457469306	55	193
Russell Chapin Diagnostic Radiology · Charleston, SC	54	218
Joan Cain Nurse Practitioner · Charleston, SC	51	256
Stephen Schabel Diagnostic Radiology · Charleston, SC	48	148
Philip Costello Diagnostic Radiology · Charleston, SC	36	96
Kristin Wise Hospitalist · Charleston, SC	29	152
David Gregg Cardiology · Charleston, SC	27	64
Michael Davis Diagnostic Radiology · West Columbia, SC	25	73

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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