What is Jim Fernandez's specialty?

Jim Fernandez (NPI 1831135953) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in Austin, TX.

Where does Jim Fernandez practice?

Jim Fernandez practices in Austin, TX, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1831135953.

How much does Medicare pay Jim Fernandez?

Jim Fernandez (NPI 1831135953) received approximately $130K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 442 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1831135953

Jim FernandezMD

Physical Medicine and RehabilitationAustin, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,421

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

5,966

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$124K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 599 Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation providers in TX — top quintile (cohort median 1,459).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

410

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$3K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

18.5%

Top prescribed drugs

Meloxicam117 claims

Diclofenac Sodium82 claims

Celecoxib65 claims

Tramadol Hcl/Acetaminophen59 claims

Prednisone44 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

75.8

Quality

52.3

Cost

82.7

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.03%

Individual

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$72

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$72

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$72

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Jim Fernandez'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). 3 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Clinical Pathology Laboratories, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · Austin, TX	52	96
Jacob Manuel Orthopedic Surgery · Austin, TX	23	44
Gregg Vagner Hand Surgery · Austin, TX	19	22

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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