What is John Hefferon's specialty?

John Hefferon (NPI 1982677480) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Orthopedic Surgery in Chicago, IL.

Where does John Hefferon practice?

John Hefferon practices in Chicago, IL, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1982677480.

How much does Medicare pay John Hefferon?

John Hefferon (NPI 1982677480) received approximately $216K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 562 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1982677480

John HefferonM.D.

Orthopedic SurgeryChicago, ILI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,766

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

11,773

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$213K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 749 Orthopedic Surgery providers in IL — top quintile (cohort median 1,820).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

182

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$2K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

14.8%

Top prescribed drugs

Diclofenac Sodium92 claims

Celecoxib34 claims

Methylprednisolone29 claims

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen27 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

95.2

Quality

83.0

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.85%

APM Entity

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where John Hefferon'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). 4 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	119	374
ENDEAVOR HEALTH CLINICAL OPERATIONS	34	67
CENTRAL DUPAGE HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION	23	52
ANDERSON, PROCTOR	14	28

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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