What is Benjamin Hicks's specialty?

Benjamin Hicks (NPI 1780687707) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Orthopedic Surgery in Fort Wayne, IN.

Where does Benjamin Hicks practice?

Benjamin Hicks practices in Fort Wayne, IN, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1780687707.

How much does Medicare pay Benjamin Hicks?

Benjamin Hicks (NPI 1780687707) received approximately $165K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 303 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1780687707

Benjamin HicksM.D.

PRACTICEFORT WAYNE ORTHOPAEDICS LLCSee all providers at this practice →

Orthopedic SurgeryFort Wayne, INI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

724

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

3,971

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$106K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 453 Orthopedic Surgery providers in IN — top quintile (cohort median 1,738).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

546

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$3K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

31.1%

Top prescribed drugs

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen88 claims

Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen82 claims

Methocarbamol66 claims

Meloxicam57 claims

Amoxicillin41 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

83.8

Quality

23.9

Cost

77.7

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

81.0

Payment adjustment

0.37%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$13

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$13

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$13

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Benjamin Hicks'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). 12 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
LUTHERAN MUSCULOSKELETAL CENTER LLC	113	439
IOM HEALTH SYSTEM LP	112	383
Motaz Shaher Cardiology · Lafayette, IN	20	64
PARKVIEW HOSPITAL, INC.	20	52
Richard Stephens Diagnostic Radiology · Fort Wayne, IN	19	55
Cynthia Gorrell Nurse Practitioner · Fort Wayne, IN	18	60
Richard Sibley Diagnostic Radiology · Fort Wayne, IN	15	26
Brett Hagedorn Diagnostic Radiology · Fort Wayne, IN	13	32
Dakshesh Patel Diagnostic Radiology · Fort Wayne, IN	13	37
Leia Becktell Nurse Practitioner · Fort Wayne, IN	12	51
John Rock Diagnostic Radiology · Fort Wayne, IN	12	36
ST. JOSEPH HEALTH SYSTEM, LLC	11	42

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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