What is Joseph Puente's specialty?

Joseph Puente (NPI 1356312730) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Family Practice in Sinton, TX.

Where does Joseph Puente practice?

Joseph Puente practices in Sinton, TX, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1356312730.

How much does Medicare pay Joseph Puente?

Joseph Puente (NPI 1356312730) received approximately $16K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 88 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1356312730

Joseph PuenteM.D.

Family PracticeSinton, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

174

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

255

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$15K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 6,385 Family Practice providers in TX — below median (cohort median 567).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

22,319

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$1.5M

Distinct drugs

218

Brand share

22.7%

Top prescribed drugs

Atorvastatin Calcium1,313 claims

Losartan Potassium734 claims

Levothyroxine Sodium639 claims

Amlodipine Besylate598 claims

Pantoprazole Sodium588 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$462

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$462

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$462

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Joseph Puente'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). 27 inbound referrers · 60 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Clinical Pathology Laboratories, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · Austin, TX	250	1,083
BAY AREA HEALTHCARE GROUP, LTD.	76	317
CHRISTUS SPOHN HEALTH SYSTEM CORPORATION	41	233
Patrick Elvin Diagnostic Radiology · Fort Worth, TX	29	104
Thomas Ertzner Diagnostic Radiology · Corpus Christi, TX	28	114
David Wilson Diagnostic Radiology · Corpus Christi, TX	26	84
Kenneth Matejka Diagnostic Radiology · Corpus Christi, TX	24	117
GUTIERREZ QUEHL, CARLOS	23	67
Kenneth Vanexan Diagnostic Radiology · Corpus Christi, TX	21	100
Luis Leyton-Gonzalez Internal Medicine · Springfield, OR	21	195
Ning Huang Diagnostic Radiology · Corpus Christi, TX	19	61
Suresh Kulkarni Internal Medicine · Corpus Christi, TX	19	150

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
Clinical Pathology Laboratories, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · Austin, TX	150	549
CHRISTUS SPOHN HEALTH SYSTEM CORPORATION	73	389
BAY AREA HEALTHCARE GROUP, LTD.	67	285
CHRISTUS SPOHN HEALTH SYSTEM CORPORATION	64	325
CHRISTUS SPOHN HEALTH SYSTEM CORPORATION	59	378
CHEPEY, RICHARD	36	80
Kenneth Matejka Diagnostic Radiology · Corpus Christi, TX	36	97
CITY OF SINTON	34	2,180
David Wilson Diagnostic Radiology · Corpus Christi, TX	32	79
Patrick Elvin Diagnostic Radiology · Fort Worth, TX	32	74
David Williams Diagnostic Radiology · Lubbock, TX	32	106
Robert Beauchamp Diagnostic Radiology · Corpus Christi, TX	31	152

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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