What is Stephen Paul's specialty?

Stephen Paul (NPI 1821060286) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Gastroenterology in Valparaiso, IN.

Where does Stephen Paul practice?

Stephen Paul practices in Valparaiso, IN, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1821060286.

How much does Medicare pay Stephen Paul?

Stephen Paul (NPI 1821060286) received approximately $159K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 969 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1821060286

Stephen PaulM.D.

PRACTICEDIGESTIVE HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATES, P.C.See all providers at this practice →

GastroenterologyValparaiso, INI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,581

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,722

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$148K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 249 Gastroenterology providers in IN — top quintile (cohort median 598).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

3,333

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$500K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

17.9%

Top prescribed drugs

Dicyclomine Hcl734 claims

Omeprazole537 claims

Pantoprazole Sodium259 claims

Famotidine259 claims

Diphenoxylate Hcl/Atropine247 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

90.7

Quality

76.2

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.66%

APM Entity

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$3K

Payment records

183

By payment type

Food and Beverage$3K

Education$50

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$3K

Education$50

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Stephen Paul'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). 58 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
PORTER HOSPITAL LLC	608	2,176
Omar Barakat Diagnostic Radiology · Valparaiso, IN	102	236
James Forde Diagnostic Radiology · Valparaiso, IN	92	190
Esther Lee Diagnostic Radiology · Valparaiso, IN	85	155
Jeffrey Huth Diagnostic Radiology · Valparaiso, IN	83	186
Jun Hu Pathology · Valparaiso, IN	75	150
Vivek Mishra Diagnostic Radiology · Laporte, IN	74	159
Douglas Mazurek Critical Care (Intensivists) · Valparaiso, IN	59	129
Steven Hossler Diagnostic Radiology · Fort Wayne, IN	58	139
Akshay Trivedi Gastroenterology · Valparaiso, IN	46	90
Aj Pampalone Internal Medicine · Valparaiso, IN	45	171
Keith Atassi Cardiology · Valparaiso, IN	44	142

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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