What is Shikha Mehta's specialty?

Shikha Mehta (NPI 1740493386) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Nephrology in Birmingham, AL.

Where does Shikha Mehta practice?

Shikha Mehta practices in Birmingham, AL, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1740493386.

How much does Medicare pay Shikha Mehta?

Shikha Mehta (NPI 1740493386) received approximately $32K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 151 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1740493386

Shikha Mehta

PRACTICEUNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA HEALTH SERVICES FOUNDATION, PCSee all providers at this practice →

NephrologyBirmingham, ALI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

284

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

434

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$29K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 128 Nephrology providers in AL — bottom quintile (cohort median 1,344).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

885

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$33K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

19.5%

Top prescribed drugs

Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim130 claims

Carvedilol99 claims

Prednisone92 claims

Pantoprazole Sodium77 claims

Losartan Potassium59 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 Shikha Mehta'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). 43 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM	530	4,649
Song Ching Ong Nephrology · Birmingham, AL	209	1,459
GASTON, ROBERT	203	1,301
Vineeta Kumar Nephrology · Birmingham, AL	142	864
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Birmingham, AL	140	752
JULIAN, BRUCE	105	377
Michael Hanaway General Surgery · Birmingham, AL	83	527
Jayme Locke General Surgery · Birmingham, AL	76	459
Carlton Young General Surgery · Birmingham, AL	64	495
Jubal Watts Diagnostic Radiology · Birmingham, AL	54	291
Sushilkumar Sonavane Diagnostic Radiology · Jacksonville, FL	52	212
Todd Stevens Pathology · Kansas City, MO	40	154

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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