What is Jay Altemus's specialty?

Jay Altemus (NPI 1942302062) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Physician Assistant in West Columbia, SC.

Where does Jay Altemus practice?

Jay Altemus practices in West Columbia, SC, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1942302062.

How much does Medicare pay Jay Altemus?

Jay Altemus (NPI 1942302062) received approximately $51K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 350 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1942302062

Jay AltemusP.A.

PRACTICELEXINGTON HEALTH INCSee all providers at this practice →

Physician AssistantWest Columbia, SCI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

646

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

691

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$46K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,812 Physician Assistant providers in SC — above median (cohort median 383).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

454

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$5K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

25.6%

Top prescribed drugs

Gabapentin107 claims

Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen61 claims

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen55 claims

Methocarbamol54 claims

Tramadol Hcl39 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

84.1

Quality

68.9

Cost

78.1

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.38%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$18

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$18

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$18

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Jay Altemus'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
LEXINGTON COUNTY HEALTH SERVICES DISTRICT INC	64	84
PRISMA HEALTH-MIDLANDS	35	38
Karl Lozanne Neurosurgery · Columbia, SC	20	50
Lexington County Ems Ambulance Service Provider · Lexington, SC	18	21
Robert Garris Diagnostic Radiology · West Columbia, SC	11	16
Joshua Mccain Diagnostic Radiology · Rockford, IL	11	12

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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