What is Vern Metcalf's specialty?

Vern Metcalf (NPI 1720081128) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Internal Medicine in Nags Head, NC.

Where does Vern Metcalf practice?

Vern Metcalf practices in Nags Head, NC, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1720081128.

How much does Medicare pay Vern Metcalf?

Vern Metcalf (NPI 1720081128) received approximately $201K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 632 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1720081128

Vern MetcalfMD

Internal MedicineNags Head, NCI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,477

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

2,378

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$190K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 2,554 Internal Medicine providers in NC — top quintile (cohort median 687).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

11,343

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$773K

Distinct drugs

147

Brand share

17.3%

Top prescribed drugs

Atorvastatin Calcium688 claims

Levothyroxine Sodium619 claims

Amlodipine Besylate413 claims

Rosuvastatin Calcium381 claims

Alprazolam340 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

97.0

Quality

82.4

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.92%

APM Entity

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$153

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$153

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$153

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Vern Metcalf'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). 31 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
THE OUTER BANKS HOSPITAL INC	306	1,144
Dare County Administrative Offices Ambulance Service Provider · Kill Devil Hills, NC	75	190
SENTARA ALBEMARLE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	53	127
FARLEY, DAVID	52	118
Christine Petzing Family Practice · Palm Harbor, FL	47	155
NPI 1366458093	31	103
William Blakemore Ophthalmology · Edenton, NC	25	63
William Hope Diagnostic Radiology · Newport News, VA	24	43
Roger Lever Family Practice · Suffolk, VA	23	75
Jitendra Swarup Ophthalmology · Elizabeth City, NC	23	57
SENTARA HOSPITALS	22	56
Denise Richardson Podiatry · Williamston, NC	21	44

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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