What is Laura Nishi's specialty?

Laura Nishi (NPI 1821040049) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Physician Assistant in Chicago, IL.

Where does Laura Nishi practice?

Laura Nishi practices in Chicago, IL, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1821040049.

How much does Medicare pay Laura Nishi?

Laura Nishi (NPI 1821040049) received approximately $60K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 304 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1821040049

Laura NishiPA

PRACTICENORTHWESTERN MEDICAL GROUPSee all providers at this practice →

Physician AssistantChicago, ILI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

606

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

2,086

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$58K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 3,282 Physician Assistant providers in IL — top quintile (cohort median 232).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,022

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$199K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

28.8%

Top prescribed drugs

Amlodipine Besylate119 claims

Losartan Potassium114 claims

Nifedipine89 claims

Furosemide65 claims

Empagliflozin54 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

95.2

Quality

83.0

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.85%

APM Entity

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$323

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$323

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$323

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Laura Nishi'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). 7 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	189	916
Cybele Ghossein Nephrology · Chicago, IL	65	237
Shubhada Ahya Nephrology · Chicago, IL	44	114
WIGGINS, CAROLYN	15	20
James Paparello Nephrology · Chicago, IL	15	34
Lorenzo Gallon Nephrology · Chicago, IL	12	38
David Mehlman Cardiology · Chicago, IL	11	26

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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