What is Joseph Faust's specialty?

Joseph Faust (NPI 1376762047) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Ophthalmology in Zephyrhills, FL.

Where does Joseph Faust practice?

Joseph Faust practices in Zephyrhills, FL, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1376762047.

How much does Medicare pay Joseph Faust?

Joseph Faust (NPI 1376762047) received approximately $143K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 752 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1376762047

Joseph FaustM.D.

PRACTICESTUART J KAUFMAN MD & ASSOC PASee all providers at this practice →

OphthalmologyZephyrhills, FLI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

2,062

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

2,317

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$141K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,263 Ophthalmology providers in FL — below median (cohort median 2,598).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,505

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$85K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

17.9%

Top prescribed drugs

Latanoprost719 claims

Brimonidine Tartrate174 claims

Timolol Maleate133 claims

Dorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat105 claims

Dorzolamide Hcl92 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

90.0

Quality

95.5

Cost

72.7

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.63%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$36

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$36

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$36

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Joseph Faust'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). 5 inbound referrers · 10 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
HOLMES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, INC.	46	68
HOLMES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, INC	26	43
Rajesh Desai Endocrinology · Melbourne, FL	24	48
Omni Healthcare, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · Melbourne, FL	18	36
CAPE CANAVERAL HOSPITAL, INC.	13	27

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Tampa, FL	73	137
HOLMES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, INC.	50	88
BEFANIS, PAUL	34	93
HOLMES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, INC	27	44
ROCKLEDGE HMA, LLC	25	51
Omni Healthcare, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · Melbourne, FL	22	33
Brevard Surgery Center Ambulatory Surgical Center · Melbourne, FL	19	28
Rajesh Desai Endocrinology · Melbourne, FL	17	39
MELBOURNE HMA, LLC	12	23
Rafael Trespalacios Ophthalmology · Melbourne, FL	11	32

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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