What is Bruce Akuna's specialty?

Bruce Akuna (NPI 1326099516) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Family Practice in Joplin, MO.

Where does Bruce Akuna practice?

Bruce Akuna practices in Joplin, MO, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1326099516.

How much does Medicare pay Bruce Akuna?

Bruce Akuna (NPI 1326099516) received approximately $97K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 239 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1326099516

Bruce AkunaDO

Family PracticeJoplin, MOI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

848

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,718

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$94K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,486 Family Practice providers in MO — top quintile (cohort median 536).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

7,736

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$661K

Distinct drugs

141

Brand share

17.2%

Top prescribed drugs

Levothyroxine Sodium495 claims

Atorvastatin Calcium327 claims

Gabapentin319 claims

Pantoprazole Sodium260 claims

Amlodipine Besylate196 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

84.8

Quality

69.7

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.41%

APM Entity

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$2K

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$2K

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$2K

FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (6)

Home health agency

Hospital

Hospital

Hospital

Hospital

Hospital

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Bruce Akuna'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 · 5 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
FREEMAN-OAK HILL HEALTH SYSTEM	128	1,202
MERCY HOSPITAL CARTHAGE	23	92
Jane Seto Diagnostic Radiology · Joplin, MO	12	36

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
FREEMAN-OAK HILL HEALTH SYSTEM	74	579
Labone Llc Clinical Laboratory · Lenexa, KS	19	48
MERCY HOSPITAL CARTHAGE	15	35
MERCY HOSPITAL JOPLIN	12	75
Joshua Ball Diagnostic Radiology · Eden Prairie, MN	11	43

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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