What is Joshua Pletka's specialty?

Joshua Pletka (NPI 1437168846) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Hand Surgery in North Andover, MA.

Where does Joshua Pletka practice?

Joshua Pletka practices in North Andover, MA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1437168846.

How much does Medicare pay Joshua Pletka?

Joshua Pletka (NPI 1437168846) received approximately $170K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 491 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1437168846

Joshua PletkaMD

PRACTICEORTHOPAEDICS NORTHEAST, LLCSee all providers at this practice →

Hand SurgeryNorth Andover, MAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,278

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

2,348

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$118K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 52 Hand Surgery providers in MA — above median (cohort median 1,585).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$551

Distinct drugs

Brand share

0.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Meloxicam20 claims

Diclofenac Sodium15 claims

Methylprednisolone14 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

74.3

Quality

45.7

Cost

68.8

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

-0.08%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$4K

Payment records

By payment type

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$4K

Travel and Lodging$535

Food and Beverage$154

Top paying entities

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$4K

Travel and Lodging$535

Food and Beverage$154

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Joshua Pletka'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). 7 inbound referrers · 9 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Upstate Orthopedics Ambulatory Surgery Center Llc Ambulatory Surgical Center · East Syracuse, NY	34	68
Laboratory Alliance Of Central New York, Llc Clinical Laboratory · Liverpool, NY	25	125
Eastern Paramedics Inc Ambulance Service Provider · Syracuse, NY	22	53
MONSOUR, DAVID	17	52
Brian Changlai Cardiology · Manlius, NY	15	42
CROUSE HEALTH HOSPITAL, INC.	15	50
ST JOSEPHS HOSPITAL HEALTH CENTER	14	23

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
SUNY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SYRACUSE	91	316
Laboratory Alliance Of Central New York, Llc Clinical Laboratory · Liverpool, NY	25	106
Upstate Orthopedics Ambulatory Surgery Center Llc Ambulatory Surgical Center · East Syracuse, NY	21	41
Ryan Bowser Physician Assistant · Charlotte, NC	20	48
Shay Klein Physical Therapist in Private Practice · Syracuse, NY	17	109
CROUSE HEALTH HOSPITAL, INC.	16	46
Carmelita Woods Nurse Practitioner · East Syracuse, NY	15	37
Eastern Paramedics Inc Ambulance Service Provider · Syracuse, NY	13	28
ST JOSEPHS HOSPITAL HEALTH CENTER	11	19

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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