What is Paul Appleton's specialty?

Paul Appleton (NPI 1831180645) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Orthopedic Surgery in Boston, MA.

Where does Paul Appleton practice?

Paul Appleton practices in Boston, MA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1831180645.

How much does Medicare pay Paul Appleton?

Paul Appleton (NPI 1831180645) received approximately $153K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 344 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1831180645

Paul AppletonM.D.

PRACTICERICHARD BAFFORDSee all providers at this practice →

Orthopedic SurgeryBoston, MAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

265

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

317

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$68K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 531 Orthopedic Surgery providers in MA — below median (cohort median 1,092).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$561

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$561

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$561

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Paul Appleton'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). 34 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Colm Mcmahon Diagnostic Radiology · Boston, MA	121	254
Ronald Eisenberg Diagnostic Radiology · Boston, MA	115	229
NI MHUIRCHEARTAIGH, JENNIFER	110	217
Jim Wu Diagnostic Radiology · Boston, MA	103	270
Edward Rodriguez Orthopedic Surgery · Boston, MA	85	216
Sejal Shah Diagnostic Radiology · Dallas, TX	72	180
FALLON SERVICE, INC.	54	172
Elisa Flower Diagnostic Radiology · Boston, MA	49	138
Paul Spirn Diagnostic Radiology · Boston, MA	42	90
FALLON EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, INC.	40	95
Andrew Bennett Diagnostic Radiology · Worcester, MA	34	83
HALL, FERRIS	34	77

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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