What is Ian Mcwherter's specialty?

Ian Mcwherter (NPI 1770838732) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Optometry in Louisville, KY.

Where does Ian Mcwherter practice?

Ian Mcwherter practices in Louisville, KY, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1770838732.

How much does Medicare pay Ian Mcwherter?

Ian Mcwherter (NPI 1770838732) received approximately $218K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 880 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1770838732

Ian McwherterO.D.

OptometryLouisville, KYI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

2,872

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

4,314

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$213K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 553 Optometry providers in KY — top quintile (cohort median 1,238).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

7,320

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$1.6M

Distinct drugs

Brand share

44.8%

Top prescribed drugs

Latanoprost1,214 claims

Cyclosporine827 claims

Dorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat656 claims

Brimonidine Tartrate434 claims

Cyclosporine366 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

86.5

Quality

84.1

Cost

77.6

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.48%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$2K

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$2K

Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program$400

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$2K

Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program$400

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Ian Mcwherter'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

Physician	Patients	Visits
Killer Bees Llc Ambulatory Surgical Center · Louisville, KY	258	531
JEWISH HOSPITAL & ST. MARY'S HEALTHCARE, INC.	99	164
Donald Bennett Ophthalmology · Louisville, KY	98	345
Lawrence Tenkman Ophthalmology · Louisville, KY	71	229
BAPTIST HEALTHCARE SYSTEM INC.	52	80
Patricia Hansen Internal Medicine · Louisville, KY	48	68
John Ballard Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Louisville, KY	45	69
Scott Ohler Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Bardstown, KY	22	28
BAPTIST HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, INC.	22	38
Steven Bloom Ophthalmology · Louisville, KY	20	28
NORTON HOSPITALS INC	16	26
Michael Morris Optometry · Louisville, KY	16	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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