What is Susan Lemon's specialty?

Susan Lemon (NPI 1972645513) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Rheumatology in Santa Barbara, CA.

Where does Susan Lemon practice?

Susan Lemon practices in Santa Barbara, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1972645513.

How much does Medicare pay Susan Lemon?

Susan Lemon (NPI 1972645513) received approximately $976K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 829 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1972645513

Susan LemonDO

PRACTICESANSUM CLINICSee all providers at this practice →

RheumatologySanta Barbara, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,579

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

31,192

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$612K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 530 Rheumatology providers in CA — top quintile (cohort median 1,833).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,565

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$937K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

36.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Methotrexate Sodium219 claims

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen186 claims

Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate148 claims

Prednisone145 claims

Celecoxib133 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$637

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$637

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$637

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Susan Lemon'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). 18 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Pacific Diagnostic Laboratories Clinical Laboratory · Santa Barbara, CA	262	837
LOMPOC VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER	31	87
POJUNAS, KATHLEEN	30	41
SANTA BARBARA COTTAGE HOSPITAL	27	49
Christopher Kuzminski Diagnostic Radiology · Santa Barbara, CA	22	25
Pacific Point Laboratories, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · San Luis Obispo, CA	20	33
Sean Snodgress Diagnostic Radiology · Santa Barbara, CA	19	24
Michael Trambert Diagnostic Radiology · Santa Barbara, CA	19	22
James Benzian Diagnostic Radiology · Santa Barbara, CA	18	22
Julia Billington Internal Medicine · Santa Barbara, CA	14	42
Unilab Corporation Clinical Laboratory · West Hills, CA	14	25
Robert Leposavic Dermatology · Santa Barbara, CA	12	16

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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