What is Joseph Buell's specialty?

Joseph Buell (NPI 1083682009) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is General Surgery in New Orleans, LA.

Where does Joseph Buell practice?

Joseph Buell practices in New Orleans, LA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1083682009.

How much does Medicare pay Joseph Buell?

Joseph Buell (NPI 1083682009) received approximately $71K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 141 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1083682009

Joseph BuellMD

General SurgeryNew Orleans, LAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

244

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

510

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$31K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 334 General Surgery providers in LA — top quintile (cohort median 241).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$50

Distinct drugs

Brand share

100.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim15 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$3K

Payment records

By payment type

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$3K

Food and Beverage$914

Top paying entities

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$3K

Food and Beverage$914

FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (1)

CCN 450537

Hospital

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Joseph Buell'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). 19 inbound referrers · 36 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
UNIVERSITY HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, L.C.	142	1,020
Anil Paramesh General Surgery · Metairie, LA	66	428
Leslee Mcnabb Diagnostic Radiology · New Orleans, LA	41	213
Asif Anwar Cardiology · New Orleans, LA	40	116
Belinda Lee Nephrology · Baltimore, MD	31	123
NPI 1215028626	29	153
Arnold Alper Nephrology · New Orleans, LA	27	90
Michael Serou Diagnostic Radiology · New Orleans, LA	25	61
Kevin Cartwright Cardiology · New Orleans, LA	24	64
OUR LADY OF THE LAKE HOSPITAL INC.	23	190
Laura Kidd Pathology · West Monroe, LA	21	54
PALACIOS MAYORGA, ENRIQUE	19	58

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
UNIVERSITY HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, L.C.	177	1,386
Anil Paramesh General Surgery · Metairie, LA	74	509
ZHANG, RUBIN	67	859
Mary Killackey General Surgery · Metairie, LA	61	727
Scott Beech Diagnostic Radiology · New Orleans, LA	59	279
Jeremy Nguyen Diagnostic Radiology · Marrero, LA	49	303
Leslee Mcnabb Diagnostic Radiology · New Orleans, LA	48	286
Mandy Weidenhaft Diagnostic Radiology · New Orleans, LA	45	314
Asif Anwar Cardiology · New Orleans, LA	42	164
Michael Serou Diagnostic Radiology · New Orleans, LA	37	146
Cynthia Hanemann Diagnostic Radiology · New Orleans, LA	35	162
NPI 1215028626	33	207

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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