What is Nidal Buheis's specialty?

Nidal Buheis (NPI 1861409278) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Cardiology in Houston, TX.

Where does Nidal Buheis practice?

Nidal Buheis practices in Houston, TX, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1861409278.

How much does Medicare pay Nidal Buheis?

Nidal Buheis (NPI 1861409278) received approximately $687K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 774 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1861409278

Nidal BuheisM.D.

PRACTICES.K. RAO, M.D., P.A.See all providers at this practice →

CardiologyHouston, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

3,640

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

5,514

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$659K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,379 Cardiology providers in TX — top quintile (cohort median 2,215).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

10,581

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$1.4M

Distinct drugs

Brand share

30.4%

Top prescribed drugs

Atorvastatin Calcium939 claims

Amlodipine Besylate743 claims

Losartan Potassium628 claims

Apixaban582 claims

Metoprolol Succinate461 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

75.0

Quality

0.0

Cost

61.4

Improvement activities

0.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.00%

Individual

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$1K

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$1K

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$1K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Nidal Buheis'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). 50 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Houston, TX	197	952
Gustavo Padron Diagnostic Radiology · Beaumont, TX	143	595
GARCIA, RAMON	103	427
Craig De Lord Diagnostic Radiology · Port Arthur, TX	102	397
MCLENDON, WILLIAM	97	581
James Wolff Diagnostic Radiology · San Diego, CA	87	278
HOME CARE ELITE, LLC	78	282
Michael Kolcun Emergency Medicine · Port Arthur, TX	74	230
Murlidhar Amin Cardiology · Port Arthur, TX	70	303
Joseph Nightingale Diagnostic Radiology · Port Arthur, TX	56	163
Charles Foutz Emergency Medicine · Port Arthur, TX	37	114
Accutox, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · Beaumont, TX	35	116

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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