What is Michael Bridges's specialty?

Michael Bridges (NPI 1811999360) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Hospitalist in Hickory, NC.

Where does Michael Bridges practice?

Michael Bridges practices in Hickory, NC, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1811999360.

How much does Medicare pay Michael Bridges?

Michael Bridges (NPI 1811999360) received approximately $96K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 363 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1811999360

Michael BridgesMD

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HospitalistHickory, NCI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

727

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,187

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$93K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 925 Hospitalist providers in NC — top quintile (cohort median 486).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

359

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$16K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

14.8%

Top prescribed drugs

Cefdinir51 claims

Prednisone43 claims

Pantoprazole Sodium33 claims

Metoprolol Succinate29 claims

Carvedilol23 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

75.0

Quality

0.0

Cost

84.1

Improvement activities

0.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.00%

Individual

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$25

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$25

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$25

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Michael Bridges'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). 34 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
CATAWBA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER	303	1,242
James Ritter Internal Medicine · Hickory, NC	94	443
Luke Byrnes Interventional Cardiology · Conover, NC	65	321
Charles Scheil Diagnostic Radiology · Hickory, NC	61	277
BOOLS, JOHN	60	230
Ismo Kaariainen Internal Medicine · Boone, NC	51	372
Keith Harper Diagnostic Radiology · Seattle, WA	48	285
Eric Johnson Diagnostic Radiology · Hickory, NC	47	171
Knox Tate Diagnostic Radiology · Hickory, NC	46	199
Scott Sledge Hospitalist · Hickory, NC	40	190
Adrian Holtzman Diagnostic Radiology · Hickory, NC	40	165
John Battiston Diagnostic Radiology · Hickory, NC	37	107

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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