What is Michael Berkoben's specialty?

Michael Berkoben (NPI 1821171067) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Nephrology in Durham, NC.

Where does Michael Berkoben practice?

Michael Berkoben practices in Durham, NC, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1821171067.

How much does Medicare pay Michael Berkoben?

Michael Berkoben (NPI 1821171067) received approximately $12K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 57 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1821171067

Michael BerkobenM.D.

NephrologyDurham, NCI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$6K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 295 Nephrology providers in NC — bottom quintile (cohort median 1,277).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

347

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$5K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

3.2%

Top prescribed drugs

Amlodipine Besylate80 claims

Chlorthalidone70 claims

Sevelamer Carbonate31 claims

Carvedilol26 claims

Prednisone24 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Michael Berkoben'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). 59 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
NPI 1447333604	184	781
Tariq Abo-Kamil Nephrology · Henderson, NC	140	767
DLP MARIA PARHAM MEDICAL CENTER LLC	115	530
Neil Freedman Cardiology · Durham, NC	85	216
Augustus Grant Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Durham, NC	76	172
Holman Mcadams Diagnostic Radiology · Durham, NC	70	180
Eugene Kovalik Nephrology · Durham, NC	67	310
Jonathan Stiber Cardiology · Durham, NC	61	144
Ruediger Lehrich Nephrology · Durham, NC	58	166
Lacey Washington Diagnostic Radiology · Durham, NC	57	147
John Middleton Nephrology · Durham, NC	43	114
Christopher Kontos Cardiology · Durham, NC	42	87

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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