What is Michael Kerkering's specialty?

Michael Kerkering (NPI 1881602910) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Internal Medicine in Spokane, WA.

Where does Michael Kerkering practice?

Michael Kerkering practices in Spokane, WA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1881602910.

How much does Medicare pay Michael Kerkering?

Michael Kerkering (NPI 1881602910) received approximately $35K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 268 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1881602910

Michael KerkeringM.D.

Internal MedicineSpokane, WAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

343

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

445

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$29K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,650 Internal Medicine providers in WA — above median (cohort median 497).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

681

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$73K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

27.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Atorvastatin Calcium56 claims

Rosuvastatin Calcium52 claims

Buprenorphine50 claims

Gabapentin33 claims

Levothyroxine Sodium32 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

No data available for this provider in 2025.

FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (8)

Home health agency

Home health agency

Home health agency

Home health agency

Home health agency

Hospital

Hospital

Inpatient rehabilitation facility

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Michael Kerkering'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
PROVIDENCE HEALTH & SERVICES - WA	58	249
MULTICARE HEALTH SYSTEM	24	66
Paul Dunn Dermatology · Spokane Valley, WA	16	42
Incyte Pathology, P.S. Clinical Laboratory · Spokane Valley, WA	16	60
HERRING, KIRK	15	63
TEEL, GORDON	12	41
Michael Kirsch Diagnostic Radiology · Spokane, WA	12	24
William Werschler Dermatology · Spokane, WA	11	30

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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