What is Ernst Bontemps's specialty?

Ernst Bontemps (NPI 1831150408) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Gastroenterology in St Petersburg, FL.

Where does Ernst Bontemps practice?

Ernst Bontemps practices in St Petersburg, FL, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1831150408.

How much does Medicare pay Ernst Bontemps?

Ernst Bontemps (NPI 1831150408) received approximately $133K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 597 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1831150408

Ernst BontempsMD

GastroenterologySt Petersburg, FLI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

995

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,172

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$122K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,135 Gastroenterology providers in FL — above median (cohort median 817).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

263

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$24K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

34.6%

Top prescribed drugs

Omeprazole128 claims

Pantoprazole Sodium30 claims

Diphenoxylate Hcl/Atropine29 claims

Sodium, Potassium,mag Sulfates19 claims

Linaclotide18 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$103

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$90

Entertainment$14

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$90

Entertainment$14

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Ernst Bontemps'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). 48 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
WEST FLORIDA - PPH, LLC	455	1,807
NPI 1336126010	167	552
James Post Cardiology · South Pasadena, FL	89	196
Lori Hill Nurse Practitioner · St Petersburg, FL	81	149
Jamie Hoffman Anesthesiology · Tampa, FL	66	103
International Medical Laboratory Inc Clinical Laboratory · Sarasota, FL	58	223
NPI 1225090657	40	233
ST. ANTHONYS HOSPITAL, INC.	40	102
Laboratory Corporation Of America Clinical Laboratory · Tampa, FL	39	92
Jack Haj Obeid Critical Care (Intensivists) · Tampa, FL	39	99
CLARKE, JOHN	35	105
Darren Leverenz Anesthesiology · South Pasadena, FL	34	71

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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