What is Nicholas Placentra's specialty?

Nicholas Placentra (NPI 1760493894) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Family Practice in Boone, NC.

Where does Nicholas Placentra practice?

Nicholas Placentra practices in Boone, NC, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1760493894.

How much does Medicare pay Nicholas Placentra?

Nicholas Placentra (NPI 1760493894) received approximately $2K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 66 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1760493894

Nicholas PlacentraD.O.

PRACTICEHIGH COUNTRY COMMUNITY HEALTHSee all providers at this practice →

Family PracticeBoone, NCI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$604

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 2,740 Family Practice providers in NC — bottom quintile (cohort median 664).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

5,756

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$718K

Distinct drugs

110

Brand share

26.1%

Top prescribed drugs

Atorvastatin Calcium317 claims

Levothyroxine Sodium249 claims

Rosuvastatin Calcium246 claims

Amlodipine Besylate198 claims

Lisinopril190 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$118

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$118

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$118

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Nicholas Placentra'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). 21 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
WATAUGA MEDICAL CENTER INC	270	2,657
Tammy Crumpler Diagnostic Radiology · Boone, NC	98	419
Bridget Thompson Physician Assistant · Ellerbe, NC	91	714
AIREY, DENISE	68	288
Andrew Hordes Cardiology · Pawtucket, RI	46	284
Watauga Medics Inc Ambulance Service Provider · Boone, NC	33	189
ASHLINE, PETER	28	190
GLENBRIDGE HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER, LLC	24	205
Kevin Wolfe Pulmonary Disease · Boone, NC	23	150
NORTH CAROLINA BAPTIST HOSPITAL	23	116
Deborah Taylor Family Practice · Boiling Springs, SC	19	125
Todd Svitzer Physician Assistant · Boone, NC	19	40

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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