What is David Fargason's specialty?

David Fargason (NPI 1831141365) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Ophthalmology in Baton Rouge, LA.

Where does David Fargason practice?

David Fargason practices in Baton Rouge, LA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1831141365.

How much does Medicare pay David Fargason?

David Fargason (NPI 1831141365) received approximately $143K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 822 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1831141365

David FargasonMD

PRACTICEEYE MEDICAL CENTER, APMCSee all providers at this practice →

OphthalmologyBaton Rouge, LAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,628

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,934

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$137K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 255 Ophthalmology providers in LA — above median (cohort median 1,801).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

2,911

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$468K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

34.4%

Top prescribed drugs

Latanoprost962 claims

Prednisolone Acetate257 claims

Azelastine Hcl186 claims

Dorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat166 claims

Cyclosporine144 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

88.8

Quality

86.8

Cost

75.1

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.58%

Individual

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$998

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$998

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$998

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where David Fargason'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
Regional Eye Surgery Center,llc Ambulatory Surgical Center · Baton Rouge, LA	116	278
OUR LADY OF THE LAKE HOSPITAL INC.	110	238
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Birmingham, AL	52	72
Sherilyn Mckey Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Baton Rouge, LA	38	88
EAST BATON ROUGE MEDICAL CENTER LLC	22	63
HOSPITAL SERVICE DISTRICT 1 OF EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH	20	35
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Houston, TX	12	17
FARGASON, CRAYTON	12	24
Richard Cooley Internal Medicine · Baton Rouge, LA	12	28
Melissa Barrett General Practice · Baton Rouge, LA	12	23
Kevin Babin Internal Medicine · Baton Rouge, LA	11	41
Mark Hodges Pulmonary Disease · Baton Rouge, LA	11	21

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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