PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1831246636

Charles UpchurchMD

EndocrinologyCharlotte, NCI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,365

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,989

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$86K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 180 Endocrinology providers in NC — above median (cohort median 1,062).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

3,617

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$2.0M

Distinct drugs

Brand share

68.1%

Top prescribed drugs

Semaglutide357 claims

Tirzepatide347 claims

Levothyroxine Sodium229 claims

Insulin Degludec152 claims

Empagliflozin137 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$49K

Payment records

128

By payment type

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$44K

Travel and Lodging$3K

Food and Beverage$2K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Charles Upchurch'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). 4 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER	54	121
AVERY, ANDREW	15	85
CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER	15	39
Mecklenburg Emergency Medical Services Agency Ambulance Service Provider · Charlotte, NC	11	33

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

Related data on other Healthparse brands

ProviderScore

OIG/SAM exclusion screening, sanctions history