What is William Brinkman's specialty?

William Brinkman (NPI 1902950983) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Thoracic Surgery in Plano, TX.

Where does William Brinkman practice?

William Brinkman practices in Plano, TX, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1902950983.

How much does Medicare pay William Brinkman?

William Brinkman (NPI 1902950983) received approximately $108K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 128 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1902950983

William BrinkmanMD

Thoracic SurgeryPlano, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

135

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

143

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$37K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 209 Thoracic Surgery providers in TX — above median (cohort median 254).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$15

Distinct drugs

Brand share

0.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Prednisone13 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$48K

Payment records

By payment type

Consulting Fee$25K

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$9K

Travel and Lodging$9K

Food and Beverage$3K

Honoraria$3K

Top paying entities

Consulting Fee$25K

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$9K

Travel and Lodging$9K

Food and Beverage$3K

Honoraria$3K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where William Brinkman'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). 29 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Steven Reiman Diagnostic Radiology · Plano, TX	65	178
Ambarish Gopal Cardiology · Plano, TX	61	198
Deepika Gopalakrishnan Cardiology · Plano, TX	57	147
BROWN, DAVID	55	137
Brian Miller Diagnostic Radiology · Plano, TX	50	132
Justin Whisenant Diagnostic Radiology · St Petersburg, FL	50	118
Dev Batra Diagnostic Radiology · Dallas, TX	50	116
LANKIPALLI, RAMARAO	47	105
Luann Caras Nurse Practitioner · Plano, TX	46	81
Christopher Goscin Diagnostic Radiology · Plano, TX	44	95
Vishnu Kalidindi Internal Medicine · Frisco, TX	42	80
Srinivasa Potluri Cardiology · Plano, TX	39	133

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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