What is Michael Sander's specialty?

Michael Sander (NPI 1770531758) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Orthopedic Surgery in Weslaco, TX.

Where does Michael Sander practice?

Michael Sander practices in Weslaco, TX, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1770531758.

How much does Medicare pay Michael Sander?

Michael Sander (NPI 1770531758) received approximately $77K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 178 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1770531758

Michael SanderM.D.

Orthopedic SurgeryWeslaco, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

320

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

354

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$57K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,568 Orthopedic Surgery providers in TX — below median (cohort median 1,443).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

128

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$941

Distinct drugs

Brand share

50.8%

Top prescribed drugs

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen65 claims

Celecoxib29 claims

Meloxicam20 claims

Tramadol Hcl14 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

86.6

Quality

72.5

Cost

68.2

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

94.0

Payment adjustment

0.49%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$194

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$194

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$194

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Michael Sander'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). 17 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
DOCTORS HOSPITAL AT RENAISSANCE, LTD	171	490
ZION LABORATORY SERVICES, INC.	36	92
Vangala Reddy Diagnostic Radiology · Edinburg, TX	29	69
Taqi Salaam Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Austin, TX	26	64
Clinical Pathology Laboratories, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · Austin, TX	25	60
Pedro Mcdougal Internal Medicine · Weslaco, TX	23	128
NPI 1437107588	20	34
Pedro Penalo Internal Medicine · Weslaco, TX	20	81
GRAHAM, FRANKLIN	20	47
Jose Lares Internal Medicine · Weslaco, TX	16	51
Patrick Sander Orthopedic Surgery · Edinburg, TX	16	38
Dennis Slavin Anesthesiology · Weslaco, TX	13	36

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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