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PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1861487464

Kathleen RuggeroDO

PRACTICESOUTHWEST INFECTIOUS DISEASE & INTERNAL MEDICINE S CSee all providers at this practice →
Infectious DiseasePalos Heights, ILI
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QUALITY · MIPS · 2024
Final MIPS score
53.6
Quality
63.7
Cost
70.4
Improvement activities
0.0
Promoting interop.
0.0
Payment adjustment
-2.57%
Individual
INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024
Total received
$95
Payment records
1
By payment type
Education$95
PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024
Total Rx claims
492
Beneficiaries
—
Total drug cost
$98K
Distinct drugs
18
Brand share
23.4%
Top prescribed drugs
Vancomycin Hcl84 claims
Doxycycline Hyclate46 claims
Cefdinir43 claims
Cefadroxil43 claims
Amoxicillin33 claims
MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024
Total beneficiaries
764
Unique beneficiaries
—
Total services
1,745
Distinct HCPCS
6
Medicare payment
$126K
Peer benchmark
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Total Medicare services vs. 271 Infectious Disease providers in IL — above median (cohort median 701).
REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Kathleen Ruggero'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). 109 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from
Inbound — who sends patients here
PhysicianPatientsVisits
David Choe
Diagnostic Radiology · Joliet, IL
241617
Kantilal Chandarana
Diagnostic Radiology · Plainfield, IL
209463
Franklin Tan
Diagnostic Radiology · Tinley Park, IL
157381
Michael Horton
Diagnostic Radiology · Palos Heights, IL
148392
Kiran Dhillon
Infectious Disease · Palos Heights, IL
120257
Robert Prentice
Cardiology · Palos Park, IL
101264
Ahmad Agha
Pulmonary Disease · Morris, IL
97243
Daniel Frankel
Diagnostic Radiology · Palos Heights, IL
95196
Helen (Min) Chen
Pathology · Palos Heights, IL
91219
Roy Bliley
Interventional Cardiology · Palos Park, IL
80176
Brian Crowley
Emergency Medicine · Kankakee, IL
66118
Antoinette Sperelakis
Pathology · Palos Heights, IL
65102
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.