What is Melinda Hockensmith's specialty?

Melinda Hockensmith (NPI 1851376842) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Nephrology in Colorado Springs, CO.

Where does Melinda Hockensmith practice?

Melinda Hockensmith practices in Colorado Springs, CO, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1851376842.

How much does Medicare pay Melinda Hockensmith?

Melinda Hockensmith (NPI 1851376842) received approximately $180K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 413 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1851376842

Melinda HockensmithMD

PRACTICEPIKES PEAK NEPHROLOGY ASSOCIATES PCSee all providers at this practice →

NephrologyColorado Springs, COI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

793

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,819

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$156K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 120 Nephrology providers in CO — top quintile (cohort median 723).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,595

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$164K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

9.2%

Top prescribed drugs

Calcitriol190 claims

Lisinopril152 claims

Amlodipine Besylate124 claims

Losartan Potassium106 claims

Telmisartan95 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$1K

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$1K

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$1K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Melinda Hockensmith'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). 36 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
UCH-MHS	197	1,344
American Medical Response Of Colorado Inc Ambulance Service Provider · Colorado Springs, CO	71	354
Jesse Flaxenburg Nephrology · Colorado Springs, CO	58	420
YUAN, BRAD	57	388
NPI 1396781134	45	180
Stephen Fox Nephrology · Colorado Springs, CO	40	218
Christopher Cole Cardiology · Colorado Springs, CO	32	131
Mark Cook Nephrology · Colorado Springs, CO	27	124
David Corry Vascular Surgery · Colorado Springs, CO	23	213
Steven Wegert Diagnostic Radiology · Tampa, FL	22	61
Jon Snider Diagnostic Radiology · Colorado Springs, CO	22	112
Ryan Lundquist Diagnostic Radiology · Fort Myers, FL	21	78

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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