What is Michele Schulz's specialty?

Michele Schulz (NPI 1891778775) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Orthopedic Surgery in Fresno, CA.

Where does Michele Schulz practice?

Michele Schulz practices in Fresno, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1891778775.

How much does Medicare pay Michele Schulz?

Michele Schulz (NPI 1891778775) received approximately $497K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 1,107 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1891778775

Michele SchulzMD

PRACTICESIERRA PACIFIC ORTHOPAEDIC CENTERSee all providers at this practice →

Orthopedic SurgeryFresno, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

4,712

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

50,111

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$483K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,921 Orthopedic Surgery providers in CA — top quintile (cohort median 1,100).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$1K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

18.2%

Top prescribed drugs

Meloxicam47 claims

Celecoxib25 claims

Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen16 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

90.4

Quality

87.0

Cost

78.2

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.65%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$813

Payment records

By payment type

Travel and Lodging$477

Food and Beverage$336

Top paying entities

Travel and Lodging$477

Food and Beverage$336

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Michele Schulz'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). 9 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
SAINT AGNES MEDICAL CENTER	117	301
Unilab Corporation Clinical Laboratory · West Hills, CA	112	385
FRESNO SURGERY CENTER LP	33	86
Ivan Ramirez Diagnostic Radiology · Fresno, CA	31	89
RAYMOND, ERIC	24	71
FRESNO COMMUNITY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER	15	40
Phillip Tran Diagnostic Radiology · Fresno, CA	14	41
YANAGI, THORMASON	12	27
Gregory Applegate Diagnostic Radiology · Van Nuys, CA	11	25

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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