What is Dirk Koester's specialty?

Dirk Koester (NPI 1801979109) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Diagnostic Radiology in Austin, TX.

Where does Dirk Koester practice?

Dirk Koester practices in Austin, TX, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1801979109.

How much does Medicare pay Dirk Koester?

Dirk Koester (NPI 1801979109) received approximately $234K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 4,224 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1801979109

Dirk KoesterM.D.

PRACTICEARA/ST. DAVID'S IMAGING, LPSee all providers at this practice →

Diagnostic RadiologyAustin, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

5,156

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

13,196

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$215K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 2,345 Diagnostic Radiology providers in TX — top quintile (cohort median 2,473).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

86.3

Quality

100.0

Cost

54.2

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.47%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Dirk Koester'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). 89 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Clinical Pathology Laboratories, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · Austin, TX	196	331
Advanced Imaging Services, Inc Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF) · San Antonio, TX	115	157
City Of Austin Ambulance Service Provider · Austin, TX	88	191
SPEARS, BRIAN	85	179
Rajesh Babu Pulmonary Disease · Lakeway, TX	72	324
Russell Calvo Orthopaedic Surgery · Austin, TX	71	283
MENDELSSOHN, RICHARD	67	175
KIDD, RODNEY	67	227
Kristin Casey Diagnostic Radiology · Austin, TX	60	135
Charles Pajestka Family Practice · Sonora, TX	59	212
Emma Almanza Emergency Medicine · El Paso, TX	58	135
VONRUEDEN, KURT	57	191

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.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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