What is Michael Achinger's specialty?

Michael Achinger (NPI 1932170586) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Nephrology in Lakeland, FL.

Where does Michael Achinger practice?

Michael Achinger practices in Lakeland, FL, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1932170586.

How much does Medicare pay Michael Achinger?

Michael Achinger (NPI 1932170586) received approximately $274K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 902 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1932170586

Michael AchingerMD

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NephrologyLakeland, FLI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,946

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

3,969

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$263K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 590 Nephrology providers in FL — top quintile (cohort median 1,894).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

3,683

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$327K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

13.1%

Top prescribed drugs

Famotidine493 claims

Carvedilol378 claims

Indapamide322 claims

Amlodipine Besylate257 claims

Furosemide210 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

87.2

Quality

70.7

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.51%

APM Entity

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$182

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$182

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$182

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Michael Achinger'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). 87 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
LAKELAND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, INC.	372	1,635
Howard Gorell Diagnostic Radiology · Lakeland, FL	113	319
Jason Maloney Diagnostic Radiology · Lakeland, FL	94	217
Edward Garcia Pathology · Lakeland, FL	87	148
Steven Achinger Nephrology · Lakeland, FL	87	423
CHAMBERS, EVAN	82	237
Rajendra Sawh Internal Medicine · Lakeland, FL	82	171
David Lowry Diagnostic Radiology · Lakeland, FL	80	218
Ali Shariati Diagnostic Radiology · Lakeland, FL	74	266
Ravi Srivastava Cardiology · Williamsburg, VA	73	175
John Gerald Canto Cardiology · Lakeland, FL	57	212
O' ROURKE, SEAN	56	219

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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