What is Charles Pipkin's specialty?

Charles Pipkin (NPI 1780683144) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Orthopedic Surgery in Live Oak, TX.

Where does Charles Pipkin practice?

Charles Pipkin practices in Live Oak, TX, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1780683144.

How much does Medicare pay Charles Pipkin?

Charles Pipkin (NPI 1780683144) received approximately $74K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 381 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1780683144

Charles PipkinM.D.

Orthopedic SurgeryLive Oak, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

719

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

842

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$61K

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

1,683

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$14K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

3.8%

Top prescribed drugs

Gabapentin502 claims

Tramadol Hcl249 claims

Meloxicam168 claims

Cyclobenzaprine Hcl153 claims

Tizanidine Hcl148 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

92.7

Quality

87.2

Cost

74.6

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

99.0

Payment adjustment

0.74%

Individual

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$66

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$66

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$66

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Charles Pipkin'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). 9 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Clinical Pathology Laboratories, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · Austin, TX	40	114
CHRISTUS SANTA ROSA HEALTH CARE CORPORATION	32	129
ORTHOPEDIC & SPINE SURGICAL HOSPITAL OF SOUTH TEXAS, L.P.	30	238
BOWER CENTRAL TEXAS IMAGING LIMITED	23	67
Brian Schulze Orthopedic Surgery · Live Oak, TX	17	43
Shaun Jackson Interventional Pain Management · San Antonio, TX	15	70
Gerald York Diagnostic Radiology · Anchorage, AK	15	25
Joel Wolinsky Neurology · Weatherford, TX	14	67
Cameron Gates Diagnostic Radiology · Chattanooga, TN	11	16

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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