What is Christine Handanos's specialty?

Christine Handanos (NPI 1962511980) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Internal Medicine in Biddeford, ME.

Where does Christine Handanos practice?

Christine Handanos practices in Biddeford, ME, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1962511980.

How much does Medicare pay Christine Handanos?

Christine Handanos (NPI 1962511980) received approximately $24K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 282 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1962511980

Christine HandanosMD

Internal MedicineBiddeford, MEI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

435

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

509

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$22K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 404 Internal Medicine providers in ME — above median (cohort median 401).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

8,548

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$764K

Distinct drugs

126

Brand share

20.3%

Top prescribed drugs

Levothyroxine Sodium640 claims

Atorvastatin Calcium539 claims

Lisinopril421 claims

Amlodipine Besylate315 claims

Metoprolol Succinate282 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Christine Handanos'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). 22 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
MERRIAM, MICHAEL	101	375
Howard Sherman Cardiology · Biddeford, ME	39	219
CARPENTER, SALLY	29	177
Edward Cruz Diagnostic Radiology · Portland, ME	28	102
Nordx Clinical Laboratory · Scarborough, ME	24	63
Christine Meade Interventional Radiology · Portland, ME	22	51
Brandei Wingard Cardiology · Biddeford, ME	21	73
Nadeem Ali Emergency Medicine · Biddeford, ME	21	282
Harold Chamberlin Podiatry · Saco, ME	21	114
Carmen Rinaldi Dermatology · Portland, ME	20	51
Robert Mcardle Pulmonary Disease · Lewiston, ME	19	108
John Dolan Neurology · Portland, ME	18	104

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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