What is Joe Bernard's specialty?

Joe Bernard (NPI 1851399687) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Neurosurgery in Charlotte, NC.

Where does Joe Bernard practice?

Joe Bernard practices in Charlotte, NC, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1851399687.

How much does Medicare pay Joe Bernard?

Joe Bernard (NPI 1851399687) received approximately $152K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 277 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1851399687

Joe BernardMD

PRACTICECAROLINA NEUROSURGERY & SPINE ASSOCIATES PASee all providers at this practice →

NeurosurgeryCharlotte, NCI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

520

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

566

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$86K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 154 Neurosurgery providers in NC — top quintile (cohort median 403).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

135

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$10K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

51.1%

Top prescribed drugs

Clopidogrel Bisulfate40 claims

Gabapentin28 claims

Methylprednisolone23 claims

Ticagrelor17 claims

Tizanidine Hcl15 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

100.0

Quality

0.0

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

1.05%

Individual

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$6K

Payment records

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$2K

Consulting Fee$2K

Food and Beverage$2K

Top paying entities

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$2K

Consulting Fee$2K

Food and Beverage$2K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Joe Bernard'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). 12 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER	131	329
Laura Justen Physician Assistant · Lancaster, SC	68	136
CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER	41	74
LITTMANN, LASZLO	36	59
Gary Defilipp Diagnostic Radiology · Charlotte, NC	35	77
MCGINNIS, BARRY	28	61
John Grimm Diagnostic Radiology · Charlotte, NC	23	48
Mecklenburg Emergency Medical Services Agency Ambulance Service Provider · Charlotte, NC	14	34
Robert Mittl Diagnostic Radiology · Charlotte, NC	13	30
THE CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG HOSPITAL AUTHORITY	12	32
THE PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL	11	30
THE CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG HOSPITAL AUTHORITY	11	19

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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