What is Bruce Germer's specialty?

Bruce Germer (NPI 1780655258) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Ophthalmology in Metairie, LA.

Where does Bruce Germer practice?

Bruce Germer practices in Metairie, LA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1780655258.

How much does Medicare pay Bruce Germer?

Bruce Germer (NPI 1780655258) received approximately $1.9M in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 388 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1780655258

Bruce GermerM.D.

OphthalmologyMetairie, LAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

2,221

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

44,505

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$1.8M

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 255 Ophthalmology providers in LA — top quintile (cohort median 1,801).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

282

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$8K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

22.7%

Top prescribed drugs

Prednisolone Acetate109 claims

Ketorolac Tromethamine71 claims

Neomycin/Polymyxin B/Dexametha53 claims

Timolol Maleate27 claims

Dorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat11 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

94.8

Quality

100.0

Cost

77.5

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.83%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$257

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$257

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$257

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Bruce Germer'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). 24 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Houston, TX	135	411
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Birmingham, AL	74	164
FORREST COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL	42	154
Deborah Hilton Dermatology · Slidell, LA	32	96
WEST JEFFERSON HOLDINGS, LLC	28	60
OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER - NORTHSHORE, L.L.C.	28	62
Michael Casey Family Practice · Slidell, LA	24	73
Henry Langhetee Optometry · New Orleans, LA	20	68
John Frisbee Ophthalmology · Metairie, LA	20	52
BOLISAY, CRISPIN	16	38
ARTIGUE, GARY	14	24
PERNENKIL, RATNAKAR	14	68

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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