What is Russell Carlson's specialty?

Russell Carlson (NPI 1821103029) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Thoracic Surgery in Buffalo, NY.

Where does Russell Carlson practice?

Russell Carlson practices in Buffalo, NY, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1821103029.

How much does Medicare pay Russell Carlson?

Russell Carlson (NPI 1821103029) received approximately $8K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 30 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1821103029

Russell CarlsonM.D.

PRACTICEWESTERN NEW YORK THORACIC SURGERY, LLCSee all providers at this practice →

Thoracic SurgeryBuffalo, NYI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$2K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 196 Thoracic Surgery providers in NY — bottom quintile (cohort median 224).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$11K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

100.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Collagenase Clostridium Hist.15 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$314

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$314

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$314

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Russell Carlson'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). 5 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
NIAGARA FALLS MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER	29	340
Mark Jajkowski Thoracic Surgery · Cheektowaga, NY	19	114
NPI 1366466195	19	57
Lasalle Ambulance Inc Ambulance Service Provider · Buffalo, NY	16	102
Michael Licata Diagnostic Radiology · Buffalo, NY	14	78

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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