What is Kevin Varner's specialty?

Kevin Varner (NPI 1891731303) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Orthopedic Surgery in Houston, TX.

Where does Kevin Varner practice?

Kevin Varner practices in Houston, TX, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1891731303.

How much does Medicare pay Kevin Varner?

Kevin Varner (NPI 1891731303) received approximately $126K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 304 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1891731303

Kevin VarnerM.D.

Orthopedic SurgeryHouston, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

719

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,647

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$68K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,568 Orthopedic Surgery providers in TX — above median (cohort median 1,443).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$323

Distinct drugs

Brand share

16.9%

Top prescribed drugs

Gabapentin18 claims

Meloxicam18 claims

Methylprednisolone18 claims

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen11 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$66K

Payment records

By payment type

Royalty or License$55K

Acquisitions$10K

Food and Beverage$328

Top paying entities

Royalty or License$55K

Acquisitions$10K

Food and Beverage$328

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Kevin Varner'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). 6 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Houston, TX	41	175
Suzanne Berry Anesthesiology · Houston, TX	14	54
Dzenis Mehinovic Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Sandy, UT	12	40
METHODIST HEALTH CENTERS	12	42
John Haddad Diagnostic Radiology · Houston, TX	11	30
Clinical Pathology Laboratories, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · Austin, TX	11	29

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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