What is Cherian Karunapuzha's specialty?

Cherian Karunapuzha (NPI 1881896397) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Neurology in Oklahoma City, OK.

Where does Cherian Karunapuzha practice?

Cherian Karunapuzha practices in Oklahoma City, OK, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1881896397.

How much does Medicare pay Cherian Karunapuzha?

Cherian Karunapuzha (NPI 1881896397) received approximately $730K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 901 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1881896397

Cherian KarunapuzhaMD

NeurologyOklahoma City, OKI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,732

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

102,056

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$723K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 129 Neurology providers in OK — top quintile (cohort median 558).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

11,042

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$12.3M

Distinct drugs

Brand share

54.6%

Top prescribed drugs

Carbidopa/Levodopa1,753 claims

Carbidopa/Levodopa877 claims

Amantadine Hcl611 claims

Pimavanserin Tartrate539 claims

Donepezil Hcl401 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$519K

Payment records

596

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$381K

Travel and Lodging$56K

Honoraria$41K

Consulting Fee$30K

Food and Beverage$10K

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$381K

Travel and Lodging$56K

Honoraria$41K

Consulting Fee$30K

Food and Beverage$10K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Cherian Karunapuzha'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). 3 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
MERCY HOSPITAL OKLAHOMA CITY, INC	14	19
INTEGRIS AMBULATORY CARE CORPORATION	12	23
OKLAHOMA HEART HOSPITAL, LLC	11	19

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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