What is Melanie Samardzija's specialty?

Melanie Samardzija (NPI 1861658445) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Nurse Practitioner in Chicago, IL.

Where does Melanie Samardzija practice?

Melanie Samardzija practices in Chicago, IL, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1861658445.

How much does Medicare pay Melanie Samardzija?

Melanie Samardzija (NPI 1861658445) received approximately $19K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 176 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1861658445

Melanie SamardzijaPHD, FNP-BC

Nurse PractitionerChicago, ILI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

232

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

307

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$13K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 7,761 Nurse Practitioner providers in IL — above median (cohort median 268).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

165

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$85K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

33.3%

Top prescribed drugs

Rifaximin26 claims

Spironolactone21 claims

Rosuvastatin Calcium20 claims

Peg3350/Sod Sulf,bicarb,cl/Kcl18 claims

Ursodiol18 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$8K

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$6K

Travel and Lodging$963

Food and Beverage$859

Honoraria$380

Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program$190

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$6K

Travel and Lodging$963

Food and Beverage$859

Honoraria$380

Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program$190

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Melanie Samardzija'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). 8 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
THE METHODIST HOSPITALS, INC	30	44
Rahul Julka Gastroenterology · Merrillville, IN	27	76
Nancy Reau Gastroenterology · Burr Ridge, IL	20	41
NPI 1255312450	18	31
WATERS, VALERIE	18	25
Melvy Mathew Diagnostic Radiology · Roseville, MN	14	24
Vijay Dave Cardiology · Merrillville, IN	11	41
AZODO, MICHAEL	11	13

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.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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