What is Robert Brinkman's specialty?

Robert Brinkman (NPI 1881614865) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Internal Medicine in Covington, LA.

Where does Robert Brinkman practice?

Robert Brinkman practices in Covington, LA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1881614865.

How much does Medicare pay Robert Brinkman?

Robert Brinkman (NPI 1881614865) received approximately $53K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 331 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1881614865

Robert BrinkmanM.D.

Internal MedicineCovington, LAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

540

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,130

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$50K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,297 Internal Medicine providers in LA — above median (cohort median 534).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

11,138

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$850K

Distinct drugs

162

Brand share

21.4%

Top prescribed drugs

Levothyroxine Sodium493 claims

Amlodipine Besylate469 claims

Atorvastatin Calcium468 claims

Pantoprazole Sodium352 claims

Alprazolam318 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$148

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$148

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$148

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Robert Brinkman'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). 19 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Allen Lacour Diagnostic Radiology · Covington, LA	58	202
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Houston, TX	29	74
Gina Wilson Diagnostic Radiology · Shreveport, LA	28	73
Farhad Aduli Interventional Cardiology · Covington, LA	26	101
LAKEVIEW MEDICAL CENTER, LLC	24	96
Hamid Salam Cardiology · Covington, LA	24	71
Katie Taranto Internal Medicine · Covington, LA	23	54
Frank Voelker Cardiology · Covington, LA	20	51
Acadian Ambulance Service, Inc. Ambulance Service Provider · Lafayette, LA	18	68
Jospeh Perdigao Diagnostic Radiology · Covington, LA	17	40
Paul Stahls Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Covington, LA	17	63
Bekir Melek Cardiology · Covington, LA	16	56

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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