What is Paul Puckett's specialty?

Paul Puckett (NPI 1174502017) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Hand Surgery in Missoula, MT.

Where does Paul Puckett practice?

Paul Puckett practices in Missoula, MT, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1174502017.

How much does Medicare pay Paul Puckett?

Paul Puckett (NPI 1174502017) received approximately $206K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 532 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1174502017

Paul PuckettM.D.

PRACTICEMISSOULA BONE & JOINT, LLCSee all providers at this practice →

Hand SurgeryMissoula, MTI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,275

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

2,209

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$121K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 6 Hand Surgery providers in MT — top quintile (cohort median 2,183).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$234

Distinct drugs

Brand share

69.2%

Top prescribed drugs

Acetaminophen With Codeine33 claims

Meloxicam20 claims

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen12 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

70.7

Quality

46.8

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

-0.51%

Individual

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (2)

CCN 270014

Hospital

CCN 271340

Hospital

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Paul Puckett'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). 3 inbound referrers · 6 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
PROVIDENCE HEALTH & SERVICES MT	68	179
COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER INC	13	50
KRAMER, KAY	12	53

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
PROVIDENCE HEALTH & SERVICES MT	56	137
KRAMER, KAY	30	175
Missoula Bone & Joint Surgery Center, Llc Ambulatory Surgical Center · Missoula, MT	27	65
COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER INC	22	58
Western Montana Clinic Pc Clinical Laboratory · Missoula, MT	19	37
HOLLE, ROLF	11	16

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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