What is Michael Desantis's specialty?

Michael Desantis (NPI 1780610394) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Family Practice in Hickory, NC.

Where does Michael Desantis practice?

Michael Desantis practices in Hickory, NC, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1780610394.

How much does Medicare pay Michael Desantis?

Michael Desantis (NPI 1780610394) received approximately $231K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 653 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1780610394

Michael DesantisM.D.

PRACTICEMICHAEL CHRISTOPHER DESANTISSee all providers at this practice →

Family PracticeHickory, NCI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

3,643

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

5,359

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$222K

Peer benchmark

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

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

26,892

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$1.9M

Distinct drugs

236

Brand share

22.2%

Top prescribed drugs

Atorvastatin Calcium1,316 claims

Lisinopril1,124 claims

Levothyroxine Sodium1,112 claims

Apixaban959 claims

Omeprazole953 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$2K

Payment records

107

By payment type

Food and Beverage$2K

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$2K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Michael Desantis'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). 62 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Joel Kunze Physician Assistant · Hickory, NC	267	1,769
LUTHERAN HOME-HICKORY, INC.	259	1,497
SOLSTAS LAB PARTNERS GROUP LLC	183	1,974
CATAWBA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER	167	775
CAROL LLOYD, INC.	104	378
Eric Johnson Diagnostic Radiology · Hickory, NC	69	233
Charles Scheil Diagnostic Radiology · Hickory, NC	58	200
BOOLS, JOHN	56	201
John Battiston Diagnostic Radiology · Hickory, NC	56	179
Adrian Holtzman Diagnostic Radiology · Hickory, NC	50	173
Keith Harper Diagnostic Radiology · Seattle, WA	49	140
Knox Tate Diagnostic Radiology · Hickory, NC	49	154

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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