What is Karen Heard Cushing's specialty?

Karen Heard Cushing (NPI 1720421217) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Internal Medicine in Portland, ME.

Where does Karen Heard Cushing practice?

Karen Heard Cushing practices in Portland, ME, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1720421217.

How much does Medicare pay Karen Heard Cushing?

Karen Heard Cushing (NPI 1720421217) received approximately $87K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 265 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1720421217

Karen Heard CushingMD

Internal MedicinePortland, MEI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

2,108

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

2,791

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$79K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 404 Internal Medicine providers in ME — top quintile (cohort median 401).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

5,879

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$504K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

18.4%

Top prescribed drugs

Atorvastatin Calcium751 claims

Levothyroxine Sodium382 claims

Lisinopril295 claims

Losartan Potassium293 claims

Amlodipine Besylate265 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Karen Heard Cushing'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
INDIANA UNIVERSITY HEALTH INC	116	784
Rachael Bowles Internal Medicine · Indianapolis, IN	34	79
FRANCISCAN HEALTH INDIANAPOLIS & MOORESVILLE	34	147
COMMUNITY HOSPITAL SOUTH, INC.	19	48

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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