What is Bernard Bettasso's specialty?

Bernard Bettasso (NPI 1841238342) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Internal Medicine in Joplin, MO.

Where does Bernard Bettasso practice?

Bernard Bettasso practices in Joplin, MO, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1841238342.

How much does Medicare pay Bernard Bettasso?

Bernard Bettasso (NPI 1841238342) received approximately $125K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 640 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1841238342

Bernard BettassoM.D.

Internal MedicineJoplin, MOI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,163

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,976

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$124K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,563 Internal Medicine providers in MO — top quintile (cohort median 658).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

14,101

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$1.2M

Distinct drugs

172

Brand share

20.6%

Top prescribed drugs

Atorvastatin Calcium794 claims

Levothyroxine Sodium588 claims

Gabapentin482 claims

Amlodipine Besylate449 claims

Carvedilol439 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

81.4

Quality

60.1

Cost

77.7

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.27%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$563

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$563

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$563

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Bernard Bettasso'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). 54 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
FREEMAN-OAK HILL HEALTH SYSTEM	746	13,003
Jane Seto Diagnostic Radiology · Joplin, MO	72	225
WILLIAMS, JOHN	66	121
MOUBAYED, AMIR	49	143
Christopher Longnecker Cardiology · Joplin, MO	44	286
Robert Stauffer Internal Medicine · Joplin, MO	43	183
William Nicholas Cardiology · Joplin, MO	43	260
David Black Orthopedic Surgery · Joplin, MO	37	486
Rafael Gaytan Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Joplin, MO	36	212
Richard Price Diagnostic Radiology · Joplin, MO	27	103
Jason Maxfield Sleep Medicine · Joplin, MO	27	174
David Zuehlke Cardiology · Joplin, MO	26	111

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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