What is Steven Thaxter's specialty?

Steven Thaxter (NPI 1760465496) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Orthopedic Surgery in Fresno, CA.

Where does Steven Thaxter practice?

Steven Thaxter practices in Fresno, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1760465496.

How much does Medicare pay Steven Thaxter?

Steven Thaxter (NPI 1760465496) received approximately $240K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 461 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1760465496

Steven ThaxterMD

PRACTICESIERRA PACIFIC ORTHOPAEDIC CENTERSee all providers at this practice →

Orthopedic SurgeryFresno, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,809

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

70,138

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$221K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,921 Orthopedic Surgery providers in CA — top quintile (cohort median 1,100).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$142

Distinct drugs

Brand share

34.4%

Top prescribed drugs

Amoxicillin21 claims

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen11 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

90.4

Quality

87.0

Cost

78.2

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.65%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$2K

Payment records

By payment type

Travel and Lodging$862

Food and Beverage$814

Top paying entities

Travel and Lodging$862

Food and Beverage$814

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Steven Thaxter'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). 7 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Long Her Physician Assistant · Fresno, CA	116	448
Unilab Corporation Clinical Laboratory · West Hills, CA	114	467
FRESNO SURGERY CENTER LP	73	212
SAINT AGNES MEDICAL CENTER	51	152
RAYMOND, ERIC	27	87
Ivan Ramirez Diagnostic Radiology · Fresno, CA	21	58
Phillip Tran Diagnostic Radiology · Fresno, CA	17	46

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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