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PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1700921996

Elian ShepherdM.D.

PRACTICENORTHWEST INDIANA SPINAL SURGERY, P.C.See all providers at this practice →
Orthopedic SurgeryMerrillville, INI
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QUALITY · MIPS · 2024
Final MIPS score
78.6
Quality
56.6
Cost
76.7
Improvement activities
40.0
Promoting interop.
73.0
Payment adjustment
0.15%
Group
PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024
Total Rx claims
34
Beneficiaries
—
Total drug cost
$64
Distinct drugs
2
Brand share
0.0%
Top prescribed drugs
Meloxicam20 claims
Tramadol Hcl14 claims
INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024
Total received
$32
Payment records
2
By payment type
Food and Beverage$32
Top paying entities
Food and Beverage$32
MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024
Total beneficiaries
50
Unique beneficiaries
—
Total services
57
Distinct HCPCS
2
Medicare payment
$4K
Peer benchmark
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Total Medicare services vs. 453 Orthopedic Surgery providers in IN — bottom quintile (cohort median 1,738).
REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Elian Shepherd'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). 12 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from
Inbound — who sends patients here
PhysicianPatientsVisits
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47104
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2861
FRANCISCAN HEALTH CROWN POINT2181
MUNSTER MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC1861
Abdul Kawamleh
Cardiology · Portage, IN
1634
AZODO, MICHAEL1638
GARLAPATI, VENKATRAMA1137
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.