What is Michael Goldbaum's specialty?

Michael Goldbaum (NPI 1720157142) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Ophthalmology in La Jolla, CA.

Where does Michael Goldbaum practice?

Michael Goldbaum practices in La Jolla, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1720157142.

How much does Medicare pay Michael Goldbaum?

Michael Goldbaum (NPI 1720157142) received approximately $253K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 225 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1720157142

Michael GoldbaumM.D.

OphthalmologyLa Jolla, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

744

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

5,549

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$212K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 2,144 Ophthalmology providers in CA — top quintile (cohort median 1,859).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$2K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

62.1%

Top prescribed drugs

Dorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat18 claims

Difluprednate11 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

90.8

Quality

84.1

Cost

73.9

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.66%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Michael Goldbaum'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). 4 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA	90	556
Robert Weinreb Ophthalmology · San Diego, CA	21	92
Christopher Heichel Ophthalmology · San Diego, CA	12	43
Frank Tsai Ophthalmology · San Diego, CA	11	38

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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