What is Kenneth Himmel's specialty?

Kenneth Himmel (NPI 1972567154) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Ophthalmology in Albuquerque, NM.

Where does Kenneth Himmel practice?

Kenneth Himmel practices in Albuquerque, NM, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1972567154.

How much does Medicare pay Kenneth Himmel?

Kenneth Himmel (NPI 1972567154) received approximately $88K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 412 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1972567154

Kenneth HimmelMD

PRACTICEEYE ASSOCIATES OF NEW MEXICO, LTD.See all providers at this practice →

OphthalmologyAlbuquerque, NMI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

620

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

954

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$79K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 69 Ophthalmology providers in NM — below median (cohort median 2,264).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

2,558

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$3.2M

Distinct drugs

Brand share

31.3%

Top prescribed drugs

Prednisolone Acetate453 claims

Fluorometholone403 claims

Ofloxacin184 claims

Erythromycin Base174 claims

Latanoprost119 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

87.3

Quality

87.7

Cost

69.8

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.52%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$925

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$925

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$925

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Kenneth Himmel'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). 13 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
PRESBYTERIAN HEALTHCARE SERVICES	75	204
LOVELACE HEALTH SYSTEM LLC	65	156
TRICORE REFERENCE LABORATORIES	55	181
Lee Harper Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Roswell, NM	46	142
PRESBYTERIAN HEALTHCARE SERVICES	31	51
Albuquerque Ambulatory Eye Surgery Center, Llc Ambulatory Surgical Center · Albuquerque, NM	29	71
WHITE, THOMAS	25	53
NPI 1396781134	23	40
Mark Lesher Ophthalmology · Albuquerque, NM	22	48
ROSWELL HOSPITAL CORPORATION	20	45
DOBBS, LESLIE	18	25
NPI 1154474344	14	19

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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