What is Joseph Skender's specialty?

Joseph Skender (NPI 1255420766) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Rheumatology in Royal Oak, MI.

Where does Joseph Skender practice?

Joseph Skender practices in Royal Oak, MI, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1255420766.

How much does Medicare pay Joseph Skender?

Joseph Skender (NPI 1255420766) received approximately $603K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 545 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1255420766

Joseph SkenderM.D.

RheumatologyRoyal Oak, MII

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,177

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

26,417

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$469K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 145 Rheumatology providers in MI — top quintile (cohort median 546).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

4,789

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$3.1M

Distinct drugs

Brand share

30.7%

Top prescribed drugs

Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate921 claims

Methotrexate Sodium739 claims

Prednisone600 claims

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen254 claims

Tizanidine Hcl203 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

75.0

Quality

0.0

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

0.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.00%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$3K

Payment records

164

By payment type

Food and Beverage$3K

Education$75

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$3K

Education$75

FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (5)

Hospital

Hospital

Hospital

Hospital

Hospital

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Joseph Skender'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). 16 inbound referrers · 25 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
ST JOSEPH MERCY HOSPITAL-SMHC	94	404
WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL	42	112
Biotech Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Novi, MI	38	106
MCLAREN OAKLAND	35	81
James Stewart Cardiology · Berkley, MI	28	69
NPI 1194733964	26	53
QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED MI	23	89
Judith Bateman Rheumatology · Bingham Farms, MI	21	54
CLARKSTON INTERNAL MEDICINE, P.C.	17	67
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN	16	93
HENRY FORD HEALTH ST. JOHN HOSPITAL	16	46
Michele Degregorio Interventional Cardiology · Bloomfield Hills, MI	14	73

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL	431	2,432
ST JOSEPH MERCY HOSPITAL-SMHC	77	259
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN	44	183
WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL	41	160
MCLAREN OAKLAND	38	96
Biotech Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Novi, MI	38	112
Judith Bateman Rheumatology · Bingham Farms, MI	34	101
Neil Levitt Internal Medicine · Bingham Farms, MI	29	50
Quest Diagnostics Llc Il Clinical Laboratory · Wood Dale, IL	28	86
QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED MI	25	72
MCLAREN FLINT	23	59
Martin Pevzner Internal Medicine · Bingham Farms, MI	20	78

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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