What is Joseph Ferrara's specialty?

Joseph Ferrara (NPI 1942450002) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Neurology in Columbia, SC.

Where does Joseph Ferrara practice?

Joseph Ferrara practices in Columbia, SC, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1942450002.

How much does Medicare pay Joseph Ferrara?

Joseph Ferrara (NPI 1942450002) received approximately $123K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 519 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1942450002

Joseph FerraraMD

NeurologyColumbia, SCI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

577

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

5,986

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$93K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 198 Neurology providers in SC — top quintile (cohort median 821).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

2,904

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$443K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

33.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Carbidopa/Levodopa573 claims

Donepezil Hcl327 claims

Levetiracetam266 claims

Primidone214 claims

Topiramate130 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

97.0

Quality

82.4

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.92%

APM Entity

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$75

Payment records

By payment type

Education$75

Top paying entities

Education$75

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Joseph Ferrara'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). 14 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
CARILION MEDICAL CENTER	463	2,231
SOLSTAS LAB PARTNERS GROUP LLC	135	621
DICKERSON, SHELBY	49	155
David Keyes Diagnostic Radiology · Roanoke, VA	23	64
Ricardo Riegodedios Diagnostic Radiology · Roanoke, VA	19	34
John Lystash Cardiology · Bluffton, SC	17	89
Sean Burke Neurology · Roanoke, VA	16	66
Vishal Patel Diagnostic Radiology · Roanoke, VA	14	45
FOSTER, JAMES	13	24
DANVILLE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER LLC	12	26
CARILION MEDICAL CENTER	12	17
CARILION NEW RIVER VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER	11	24

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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