What is Erwin Puente's specialty?

Erwin Puente (NPI 1003105677) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Ophthalmology in Hagerstown, MD.

Where does Erwin Puente practice?

Erwin Puente practices in Hagerstown, MD, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1003105677.

How much does Medicare pay Erwin Puente?

Erwin Puente (NPI 1003105677) received approximately $2.3M in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 1,189 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1003105677

Erwin PuenteMD

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OphthalmologyHagerstown, MDI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

3,460

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

21,374

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$2.2M

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 447 Ophthalmology providers in MD — top quintile (cohort median 2,862).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

198

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$9K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

8.1%

Top prescribed drugs

Prednisolone Acetate67 claims

Difluprednate49 claims

Latanoprost28 claims

Brimonidine Tartrate21 claims

Timolol Maleate17 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$323

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$323

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$323

FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (2)

CCN 210001

Hospital

CCN 210022

Hospital

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Erwin Puente'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). 2 inbound referrers · 8 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Kamakki Banks Cardiology · Allen, TX	13	20
Eric Steen Internal Medicine · Dallas, TX	11	27

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
DALLAS COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT	372	970
BLOMQUIST, PRESTON	63	78
Tahira Scholle Ophthalmology · Houston, TX	48	71
Baochan Nguyen Ophthalmology · Newport News, VA	45	55
Sandhya Iyer Ophthalmology · Fort Worth, TX	23	27
Steven Verity Ophthalmology · Dallas, TX	23	26
Asher Neren Ophthalmology · Daytona Beach, FL	12	18
Kamakki Banks Cardiology · Allen, TX	11	13

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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