What is John Kitchens's specialty?

John Kitchens (NPI 1972503993) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Ophthalmology in Lexington, KY.

Where does John Kitchens practice?

John Kitchens practices in Lexington, KY, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1972503993.

How much does Medicare pay John Kitchens?

John Kitchens (NPI 1972503993) received approximately $4.1M in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 1,110 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1972503993

John KitchensM.D.

PRACTICERETINA AND VITREOUS ASSOCIATES OF KENTUCKY PLLCSee all providers at this practice →

OphthalmologyLexington, KYI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

3,172

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

44,861

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$4.0M

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 186 Ophthalmology providers in KY — top quintile (cohort median 1,932).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

336

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$17K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

35.1%

Top prescribed drugs

Erythromycin Base78 claims

Difluprednate60 claims

Latanoprost55 claims

Timolol Maleate27 claims

Brimonidine Tartrate26 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

100.0

Quality

100.0

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

1.05%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$195K

Payment records

148

By payment type

Consulting Fee$97K

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$85K

Travel and Lodging$5K

Honoraria$5K

Food and Beverage$3K

Top paying entities

Consulting Fee$97K

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$85K

Travel and Lodging$5K

Honoraria$5K

Food and Beverage$3K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where John Kitchens'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). 32 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
WOOD, WILLIAM	81	120
OUR LADY OF BELLEFONTE HOSPITAL INC	69	137
Belinda Shirkey Ophthalmology · Lexington, KY	48	67
New Lexington Clinic, Psc Clinical Laboratory · Lexington, KY	46	99
SAINT JOSEPH HEALTH SYSTEM, INC	42	55
SAINT JOSEPH HEALTH SYSTEM, INC	33	81
Jerod Darnell Podiatry · Ashland, KY	26	37
Robert Roach Diagnostic Radiology · Portsmouth, OH	22	40
John Gross Ophthalmology · Ashland, KY	21	46
Carter Gussler Ophthalmology · Ashland, KY	20	45
SOUTHERN OHIO MEDICAL CENTER	19	74
CABELL HUNTINGTON HOSPITAL INC	19	41

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.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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