What is Benjamin Potkin's specialty?

Benjamin Potkin (NPI 1740335090) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Cardiology in Santa Cruz, CA.

Where does Benjamin Potkin practice?

Benjamin Potkin practices in Santa Cruz, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1740335090.

How much does Medicare pay Benjamin Potkin?

Benjamin Potkin (NPI 1740335090) received approximately $1.5M in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 1,585 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1740335090

Benjamin PotkinM.D.

CardiologySanta Cruz, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

8,975

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

14,026

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$1.5M

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,869 Cardiology providers in CA — top quintile (cohort median 2,371).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

10,445

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$2.3M

Distinct drugs

Brand share

32.4%

Top prescribed drugs

Metoprolol Succinate1,108 claims

Atorvastatin Calcium989 claims

Apixaban961 claims

Valsartan514 claims

Amlodipine Besylate477 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

22.6

Quality

0.0

Cost

75.4

Improvement activities

0.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

-6.28%

Individual

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$2K

Payment records

112

By payment type

Food and Beverage$2K

Education$141

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$2K

Education$141

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Benjamin Potkin'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). 113 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
DIGNITY HEALTH	429	2,065
Annette Rasi Diagnostic Radiology · Salinas, CA	235	803
SCHMETZ, MARK	198	643
Jennifer Lin Diagnostic Radiology · Santa Cruz, CA	182	540
Roy Martinez Diagnostic Radiology · Santa Cruz, CA	158	643
Francisco Ravago Internal Medicine · Freedom, CA	155	864
Evan Sirc Nuclear Medicine · Santa Cruz, CA	151	653
Nicholas Astromoff Diagnostic Radiology · Santa Cruz, CA	149	650
Jon Keller Pathology · Palo Alto, CA	135	868
Robert Weber Family Practice · Watsonville, CA	123	767
Nicole Surdock Podiatry · Watsonville, CA	121	632
Peter Markel Emergency Medicine · Watsonville, CA	96	345

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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