What is Kim Dakin's specialty?

Kim Dakin (NPI 1871553008) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Otolaryngology in Opelousas, LA.

Where does Kim Dakin practice?

Kim Dakin practices in Opelousas, LA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1871553008.

How much does Medicare pay Kim Dakin?

Kim Dakin (NPI 1871553008) received approximately $44K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 180 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1871553008

Kim DakinM.D.

PRACTICEDAKIN OTOLARYNGOLOGY LLCSee all providers at this practice →

OtolaryngologyOpelousas, LAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

345

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,503

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$34K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 188 Otolaryngology providers in LA — above median (cohort median 944).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

338

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$54K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

7.4%

Top prescribed drugs

Fluticasone Propionate96 claims

Levothyroxine Sodium50 claims

Ipratropium Bromide49 claims

Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride26 claims

Desloratadine17 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$176

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$176

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$176

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Kim Dakin'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). 7 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
OPELOUSAS GENERAL HOSPITAL AUTHORITY	64	292
Ty Hargroder Hospice and Palliative Care · Eunice, LA	17	151
Kerry Thibodeaux General Surgery · Opelousas, LA	13	94
NPI 1043264773	13	26
Clinical Pathology Laboratories, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · Austin, TX	11	28
Louis Nix Internal Medicine · Lafayette, LA	11	45
Gerard Ballanco Diagnostic Radiology · Opelousas, LA	11	20

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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