What is Joy Kunishige's specialty?

Joy Kunishige (NPI 1184779043) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Dermatology in Houston, TX.

Where does Joy Kunishige practice?

Joy Kunishige practices in Houston, TX, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1184779043.

How much does Medicare pay Joy Kunishige?

Joy Kunishige (NPI 1184779043) received approximately $236K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 288 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1184779043

Joy KunishigeM.D.

DermatologyHouston, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

793

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,001

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$197K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 965 Dermatology providers in TX — bottom quintile (cohort median 2,537).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$82

Distinct drugs

Brand share

0.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Doxycycline Hyclate11 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

91.5

Quality

92.1

Cost

82.3

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.70%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$556

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$556

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$556

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Joy Kunishige'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 · 5 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
David Brodland Dermatology · Pittsburgh, PA	43	70
Rabkin Dermatopathology Laboratory, P.C. Clinical Laboratory · Pittsburgh, PA	11	13

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
Zitelli & Brodland Pc Ambulatory Surgical Center · Pittsburgh, PA	80	108
Zitelli & Brodland Pc Ambulatory Surgical Center · Clairton, PA	79	124
David Brodland Dermatology · Pittsburgh, PA	13	28
UPMC PRESBYTERIAN SHADYSIDE	13	19
Quest Diagnostics Venture Llc Clinical Laboratory · Pittsburgh, PA	11	17

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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