What is Kara Sternhell-Blackwell's specialty?

Kara Sternhell-Blackwell (NPI 1700922432) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Dermatology in Saint Louis, MO.

Where does Kara Sternhell-Blackwell practice?

Kara Sternhell-Blackwell practices in Saint Louis, MO, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1700922432.

How much does Medicare pay Kara Sternhell-Blackwell?

Kara Sternhell-Blackwell (NPI 1700922432) received approximately $202K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 911 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1700922432

Kara Sternhell-BlackwellMD

DermatologySaint Louis, MOI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

2,540

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

3,868

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$195K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 207 Dermatology providers in MO — above median (cohort median 3,056).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,921

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$860K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

10.4%

Top prescribed drugs

Clobetasol Propionate324 claims

Ketoconazole305 claims

Triamcinolone Acetonide195 claims

Fluorouracil177 claims

Metronidazole145 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

94.9

Quality

89.8

Cost

78.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.84%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$437

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$437

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$437

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Kara Sternhell-Blackwell'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). 7 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Washington University Clinical Laboratory · Saint Louis, MO	184	280
MISSOURI BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER	53	109
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Maryland Heights, MO	38	57
ST. LUKES EPISCOPAL-PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL	32	68
MERCY HOSPITALS EAST COMMUNITIES	23	32
Ann Martin Dermatology · Saint Louis, MO	17	103
Robert Saltman Internal Medicine · Creve Couer, MO	11	24

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.

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