What is John Botson's specialty?

John Botson (NPI 1881700334) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Rheumatology in Anchorage, AK.

Where does John Botson practice?

John Botson practices in Anchorage, AK, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1881700334.

How much does Medicare pay John Botson?

John Botson (NPI 1881700334) received approximately $5.1M in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 1,188 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1881700334

John BotsonM.D., RPH

PRACTICEORTHOALASKA LLCSee all providers at this practice →

RheumatologyAnchorage, AKI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

3,177

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

208,962

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$4.4M

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 7 Rheumatology providers in AK — top quintile (cohort median 206).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,945

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$2.7M

Distinct drugs

Brand share

31.8%

Top prescribed drugs

Methotrexate Sodium304 claims

Prednisone231 claims

Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate217 claims

Allopurinol126 claims

Meloxicam97 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

75.7

Quality

53.0

Cost

73.9

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

88.0

Payment adjustment

0.03%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$204K

Payment records

224

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$145K

Consulting Fee$30K

Travel and Lodging$18K

Honoraria$7K

Food and Beverage$5K

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$145K

Consulting Fee$30K

Travel and Lodging$18K

Honoraria$7K

Food and Beverage$5K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where John Botson'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). 14 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Seattle, WA	157	511
PROVIDENCE HEALTH & SERVICES WASHINGTON	97	309
Unilab Corporation Clinical Laboratory · West Hills, CA	56	108
Laboratory Corporation Of America Clinical Laboratory · Seattle, WA	38	69
Mark Flanum Orthopedic Surgery · Anchorage, AK	33	67
Brandy Atkins Nurse Practitioner · Anchorage, AK	26	36
HALL, ROBERT	24	39
MAT SU VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER LLC	16	37
Cynthia Mcginty Nurse Practitioner · Anchorage, AK	15	27
Diagnostic Health Center Of Anchorage, Llc Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF) · Anchorage, AK	14	25
Christopher Reed Diagnostic Radiology · Anchorage, AK	14	24
Kathleen Young Family Practice · Wasilla, AK	13	27

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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