What is Benjamin Close's specialty?

Benjamin Close (NPI 1730185802) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Allergy/ Immunology in Alexandria, LA.

Where does Benjamin Close practice?

Benjamin Close practices in Alexandria, LA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1730185802.

How much does Medicare pay Benjamin Close?

Benjamin Close (NPI 1730185802) received approximately $867K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 517 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1730185802

Benjamin CloseM.D.

PRACTICEALLERGY & ASTHMA CLINIC OF ALEXANDRIASee all providers at this practice →

Allergy/ ImmunologyAlexandria, LAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,129

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

13,763

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$338K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 48 Allergy/ Immunology providers in LA — top quintile (cohort median 1,105).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

3,004

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$2.1M

Distinct drugs

Brand share

55.9%

Top prescribed drugs

Fluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter478 claims

Azelastine Hcl279 claims

Fluticasone Propionate250 claims

Albuterol Sulfate217 claims

Montelukast Sodium215 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$84K

Payment records

249

By payment type

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$67K

Consulting Fee$6K

Food and Beverage$6K

Travel and Lodging$5K

Education$35

Top paying entities

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$67K

Consulting Fee$6K

Food and Beverage$6K

Travel and Lodging$5K

Education$35

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Benjamin Close'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). 11 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
RAPIDES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, L.L.C.	68	199
Clinical Pathology Laboratories, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · Austin, TX	36	72
Michael Allen Diagnostic Radiology · Alexandria, LA	25	53
CENTRAL LOUISIANA SURGICAL HOSPITAL LLC	22	57
Devin Tighe Diagnostic Radiology · Alexandria, LA	17	45
Maan Younes Pulmonary Disease · Alexandria, LA	16	56
LARSON, PAUL	13	22
Gerald Foret Internal Medicine · Bogalusa, LA	13	40
Bruce Barton Internal Medicine · Alexandria, LA	12	33
Vikram Nijjar Cardiology · Alexandria, LA	11	30
Paul Guillory Otolaryngology · Alexandria, LA	11	25

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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