What is Benjamin Plahtinsky's specialty?

Benjamin Plahtinsky (NPI 1962426551) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Physician Assistant in Chattanooga, TN.

Where does Benjamin Plahtinsky practice?

Benjamin Plahtinsky practices in Chattanooga, TN, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1962426551.

How much does Medicare pay Benjamin Plahtinsky?

Benjamin Plahtinsky (NPI 1962426551) received approximately $81K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 412 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1962426551

Benjamin PlahtinskyPA-C

PRACTICECHATTANOOGA BONE AND JOINT SURGEONS PCSee all providers at this practice →

Physician AssistantChattanooga, TNI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,338

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

15,047

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$74K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 2,238 Physician Assistant providers in TN — top quintile (cohort median 336).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

729

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$8K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

18.1%

Top prescribed drugs

Diclofenac Sodium329 claims

Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen100 claims

Celecoxib82 claims

Prednisone70 claims

Methocarbamol36 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

82.6

Quality

72.4

Cost

69.5

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.32%

Individual

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$98

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$98

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$98

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Benjamin Plahtinsky'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
MEMORIAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEM INC.	362	979
MEMORIAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEM INC.	120	264
Kilton Kingsman Diagnostic Radiology · Chattanooga, TN	81	160
County Of Hamilton Ambulance Service Provider · Chattanooga, TN	51	116
RIMER, THOMAS	49	104
William Rowlett Diagnostic Radiology · Chattanooga, TN	48	90
George Watson Diagnostic Radiology · Chattanooga, TN	43	84
PIEZ, CHARLES	33	57
Kenneth Brinn Diagnostic Radiology · Chattanooga, TN	27	50
MILLS, ROBERT	27	41
PARKRIDGE MEDICAL CENTER, INC.	21	62
James Marcum Cardiology · Cleveland, TN	20	37

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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