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PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1760485627

Todd NickelD. O.

PRACTICECHARLES L. HEATON , M.D. P.A.See all providers at this practice →
OphthalmologyTyler, TXI
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MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024
Total beneficiaries
2,238
Unique beneficiaries
—
Total services
3,297
Distinct HCPCS
16
Medicare payment
$409K
Peer benchmark
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Q5
Total Medicare services vs. 1,238 Ophthalmology providers in TX — above median (cohort median 1,864).
REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Todd Nickel'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). 19 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from
Inbound — who sends patients here
PhysicianPatientsVisits
Eldon Steele
Anesthesiology · Houston, TX
145543
Clinical Pathology Laboratories, Inc.
Clinical Laboratory · Austin, TX
89212
EAST TEXAS MEDICAL CENTER5494
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT TYLER43108
Matthew Marshall
Optometry · Tyler, TX
3766
Christopher Jones
Anesthesiology · Houston, TX
3496
Trincare Inc
Clinical Laboratory · Tyler, TX
2677
Robert Carney
Cardiology · Tyler, TX
2141
John Larrinaga
Diagnostic Radiology · Tyler, TX
2148
Ketan Patel
Critical Care (Intensivists) · Tyler, TX
1939
Jason Bramlett
Anesthesiology · Houston, TX
1943
Lisa Graves-Austin
Internal Medicine · Toledo, OH
1550
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.
PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024
Total Rx claims
826
Beneficiaries
—
Total drug cost
$147K
Distinct drugs
17
Brand share
29.7%
Top prescribed drugs
Latanoprost187 claims
Prednisolone Acetate129 claims
Tobramycin103 claims
Cyclosporine69 claims
Cyclosporine44 claims
QUALITY · MIPS · 2024
Final MIPS score
86.7
Quality
80.9
Cost
76.3
Improvement activities
40.0
Promoting interop.
98.0
Payment adjustment
0.49%
Group
INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024
Total received
$415
Payment records
13
By payment type
Food and Beverage$415