What is Ronald Caldwell's specialty?

Ronald Caldwell (NPI 1982656567) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Rheumatology in Hickory, NC.

Where does Ronald Caldwell practice?

Ronald Caldwell practices in Hickory, NC, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1982656567.

How much does Medicare pay Ronald Caldwell?

Ronald Caldwell (NPI 1982656567) received approximately $1.6M in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 308 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1982656567

Ronald CaldwellM.D.

PRACTICEPIEDMONT RHEUMATOLOGY, P.A.See all providers at this practice →

RheumatologyHickory, NCI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

555

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

97,200

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$826K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 164 Rheumatology providers in NC — top quintile (cohort median 28,282).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

6,284

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$5.1M

Distinct drugs

Brand share

29.5%

Top prescribed drugs

Prednisone1,202 claims

Methotrexate Sodium710 claims

Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate640 claims

Gabapentin357 claims

Tramadol Hcl284 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

90.2

Quality

82.2

Cost

87.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.64%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$1K

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$1K

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$1K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Ronald Caldwell'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). 9 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
CATAWBA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER	43	92
CALDWELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, INC.	41	141
SOLSTAS LAB PARTNERS GROUP LLC	18	48
NORTH CAROLINA BAPTIST HOSPITAL	16	32
MASSENGILL, ALAN	14	19
Charles Scheil Diagnostic Radiology · Hickory, NC	14	24
THE CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG HOSPITAL AUTHORITY	14	19
Keith Harper Diagnostic Radiology · Seattle, WA	13	22
Adrian Holtzman Diagnostic Radiology · Hickory, NC	11	13

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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