What is Scott Appell's specialty?

Scott Appell (NPI 1891715918) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Orthopedic Surgery in Vestavia, AL.

Where does Scott Appell practice?

Scott Appell practices in Vestavia, AL, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1891715918.

How much does Medicare pay Scott Appell?

Scott Appell (NPI 1891715918) received approximately $181K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 424 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1891715918

Scott AppellM.D.

PRACTICELEMAK SPORTS MEDICINE, LLCSee all providers at this practice →

Orthopedic SurgeryVestavia, ALI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,407

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

2,132

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$163K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 334 Orthopedic Surgery providers in AL — above median (cohort median 2,095).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,948

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$15K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

26.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Gabapentin652 claims

Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen402 claims

Cephalexin158 claims

Celecoxib122 claims

Methylprednisolone112 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

88.2

Quality

71.0

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.55%

APM Entity

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$2K

Payment records

By payment type

Travel and Lodging$1K

Food and Beverage$360

Top paying entities

Travel and Lodging$1K

Food and Beverage$360

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Scott Appell'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). 20 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
AFFINITY HOSPITAL LLC	278	1,349
CHANDLER, JERRY	78	302
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Birmingham, AL	62	159
NPI 1457356628	54	187
Joel Mixon Diagnostic Radiology · Birmingham, AL	42	141
Arthur Jones Diagnostic Radiology · Birmingham, AL	41	144
Brent Miller Internal Medicine · Birmingham, AL	33	144
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM	32	164
Peyton Paisley Internal Medicine · Birmingham, AL	29	133
Colin Stewart Diagnostic Radiology · Birmingham, AL	28	79
Michael Mitchell Internal Medicine · Birmingham, AL	25	78
Stirling Shirah Internal Medicine · Birmingham, AL	24	154

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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