What is Carl Hicks's specialty?

Carl Hicks (NPI 1821100827) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Orthopedic Surgery in Sugar Land, TX.

Where does Carl Hicks practice?

Carl Hicks practices in Sugar Land, TX, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1821100827.

How much does Medicare pay Carl Hicks?

Carl Hicks (NPI 1821100827) received approximately $165K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 588 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1821100827

Carl HicksMD

Orthopedic SurgerySugar Land, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,380

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

5,126

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$150K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,568 Orthopedic Surgery providers in TX — top quintile (cohort median 1,443).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

410

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$3K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

26.8%

Top prescribed drugs

Meloxicam145 claims

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen110 claims

Methylprednisolone76 claims

Celecoxib34 claims

Nabumetone17 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

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 Carl 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
METHODIST HEALTH CENTERS	225	1,240
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Houston, TX	70	241
Robert Malone Diagnostic Radiology · Houston, TX	41	170
Ognjen Kosarac Pathology · Houston, TX	21	92
Rajesh Amin Diagnostic Radiology · Houston, TX	18	58
HEDRICK, THOMAS	14	50
MEMORIAL HERMANN HEALTH SYSTEM	13	47
Gregory Burton Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Bellaire, TX	13	61
Gary Flores Anesthesiology · Houston, TX	12	55
David Katz Diagnostic Radiology · Houston, TX	12	43
David Green Anesthesiology · Houston, TX	12	68
John Anigbogu Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Houston, TX	11	33

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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