What is Brian Groat's specialty?

Brian Groat (NPI 1841271228) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Ophthalmology in Wilmington, NC.

Where does Brian Groat practice?

Brian Groat practices in Wilmington, NC, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1841271228.

How much does Medicare pay Brian Groat?

Brian Groat (NPI 1841271228) received approximately $660K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 1,279 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1841271228

Brian GroatM.D.

PRACTICECAPE FEAR CATARACT AND CORNEA, P.A.See all providers at this practice →

OphthalmologyWilmington, NCI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

4,580

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

6,282

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$625K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 512 Ophthalmology providers in NC — top quintile (cohort median 2,093).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

979

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$717K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

25.1%

Top prescribed drugs

Prednisolone Acetate368 claims

Loteprednol Etabonate98 claims

Ofloxacin97 claims

Valacyclovir Hcl59 claims

Moxifloxacin Hcl49 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

87.2

Quality

100.0

Cost

57.4

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.51%

Individual

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$324

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$324

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$324

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Brian Groat'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). 16 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Wilmington Surgery Center, Lp Ambulatory Surgical Center · Wilmington, NC	145	376
SOLSTAS LAB PARTNERS GROUP LLC	76	203
KELLY, TIMOTHY	71	282
Erin Allen Anesthesiology Assistant · Savannah, GA	44	132
Mark Grieb Anesthesiology · Wilmington, NC	31	82
Edward Paul Optometry · Wilmington, NC	27	63
WATTS, LINDA	25	84
BEAN, VIRGIL	19	84
BISTARKEY, SUSAN	17	45
WEAVER, EDWARD	15	28
DAVIDSON, DWIGHT	14	47
Cheryl White Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Cary, NC	14	54

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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