What is Ruben Brinckhaus's specialty?

Ruben Brinckhaus (NPI 1891708806) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Family Practice in Fortuna, CA.

Where does Ruben Brinckhaus practice?

Ruben Brinckhaus practices in Fortuna, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1891708806.

How much does Medicare pay Ruben Brinckhaus?

Ruben Brinckhaus (NPI 1891708806) received approximately $16K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 88 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1891708806

Ruben BrinckhausMD

PRACTICEFORTUNA FAMILY MEDICAL GROUP INCSee all providers at this practice →

Family PracticeFortuna, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

138

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

260

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$14K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 8,228 Family Practice providers in CA — below median (cohort median 411).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

6,201

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$352K

Distinct drugs

123

Brand share

21.9%

Top prescribed drugs

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen329 claims

Gabapentin282 claims

Levothyroxine Sodium203 claims

Atorvastatin Calcium197 claims

Amlodipine Besylate142 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$237

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$237

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$237

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Ruben Brinckhaus'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). 32 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
FORTUNA FAMILY MEDICAL GROUP INC	856	6,367
ST. JOSEPH HEALTH NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, LLC	415	1,829
FRENCH, WILLIAM	160	400
ST. JOSEPH HEALTH NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, LLC	88	220
Mark Cross Physician Assistant · Porterville, CA	65	162
KELLEY, NEIL	56	413
Dawn Magdalin-Betts Family Practice · Santa Rosa, CA	55	258
ST. JOSEPH HOME CARE NETWORK	48	146
Timothy Dalsaso Diagnostic Radiology · Eureka, CA	36	92
Gregory Larsen Emergency Medicine · Colton, CA	35	113
Cassandra Kennedy General Surgery · Fortuna, CA	32	90
Bryon Dorgan Cardiology · Reno, NV	27	47

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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