What is John Birkedal's specialty?

John Birkedal (NPI 1720062128) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Orthopedic Surgery in Winston Salem, NC.

Where does John Birkedal practice?

John Birkedal practices in Winston Salem, NC, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1720062128.

How much does Medicare pay John Birkedal?

John Birkedal (NPI 1720062128) received approximately $81K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 165 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1720062128

John BirkedalMD

PRACTICEWAKE AIR CARE LLCSee all providers at this practice →

Orthopedic SurgeryWinston Salem, NCI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

236

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

311

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$43K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 770 Orthopedic Surgery providers in NC — bottom quintile (cohort median 1,323).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

130

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$1K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

11.5%

Top prescribed drugs

Gabapentin63 claims

Mupirocin52 claims

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen15 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$804

Payment records

By payment type

Travel and Lodging$668

Food and Beverage$136

Top paying entities

Travel and Lodging$668

Food and Beverage$136

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where John Birkedal'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). 10 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
NORTH CAROLINA BAPTIST HOSPITAL	216	1,127
Bahram Kiani Diagnostic Radiology · Chapel Hill, NC	58	169
FORSYTH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, INC.	21	59
DAVIE MEDICAL CENTER	20	40
NPI 1326023342	20	41
Forsyth County Ambulance Service Provider · Winston Salem, NC	12	22
Carol Geer Interventional Radiology · Winston Salem, NC	11	21
Ishaq Syed Orthopedic Surgery · Dallas, TX	11	53
LEXINGTON MEDICAL CENTER	11	48
Wesley Haisty Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Winston Salem, NC	11	22

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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