What is Brent Kovacs's specialty?

Brent Kovacs (NPI 1730296542) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Gastroenterology in Santa Barbara, CA.

Where does Brent Kovacs practice?

Brent Kovacs practices in Santa Barbara, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1730296542.

How much does Medicare pay Brent Kovacs?

Brent Kovacs (NPI 1730296542) received approximately $239K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 1,056 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1730296542

Brent KovacsMD

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GastroenterologySanta Barbara, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,850

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

3,156

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$230K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,398 Gastroenterology providers in CA — top quintile (cohort median 750).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

594

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$279K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

48.3%

Top prescribed drugs

Omeprazole167 claims

Sodium, Potassium,mag Sulfates119 claims

Lipase/Protease/Amylase42 claims

Sucralfate35 claims

Cholestyramine (With Sugar)34 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

100.0

Quality

20.9

Cost

75.6

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

1.05%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$73

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$73

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$73

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Brent Kovacs'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). 23 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Pacific Diagnostic Laboratories Clinical Laboratory · Santa Barbara, CA	176	513
Pacific Point Laboratories, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · San Luis Obispo, CA	169	205
SANTA BARBARA COTTAGE HOSPITAL	163	419
Unilab Corporation Clinical Laboratory · West Hills, CA	52	143
American Medical Response West Ambulance Service Provider · Buellton, CA	47	114
GOLETA VALLEY COTTAGE HOSPITAL	28	53
LEE, ARTHUR	27	68
Sean Snodgress Diagnostic Radiology · Santa Barbara, CA	27	48
Steven Hartzman Diagnostic Radiology · Santa Barbara, CA	26	56
Daniel Fox Radiation Oncology · Santa Barbara, CA	22	26
Christopher Kuzminski Diagnostic Radiology · Santa Barbara, CA	21	43
Michael Trambert Diagnostic Radiology · Santa Barbara, CA	20	29

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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