What is Denise Puthuff's specialty?

Denise Puthuff (NPI 1457332629) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Dermatology in Louisville, KY.

Where does Denise Puthuff practice?

Denise Puthuff practices in Louisville, KY, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1457332629.

How much does Medicare pay Denise Puthuff?

Denise Puthuff (NPI 1457332629) received approximately $85K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 686 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1457332629

Denise PuthuffMD

PRACTICEFOREFRONT DERMATOLOGY, S.C.See all providers at this practice →

DermatologyLouisville, KYI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,359

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,843

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$81K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 133 Dermatology providers in KY — bottom quintile (cohort median 4,183).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

730

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$92K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

9.5%

Top prescribed drugs

Triamcinolone Acetonide113 claims

Finasteride110 claims

Spironolactone69 claims

Imiquimod62 claims

Ketoconazole60 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

97.5

Quality

24.6

Cost

77.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

97.0

Payment adjustment

0.94%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

No data available for this provider in 2025.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Denise Puthuff'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 · 5 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
SKIN GROUP PLLC	39	48
FABRE, VILMA	28	41
Laura Klein Dermatology · Louisville, KY	25	33
BAPTIST HEALTHCARE SYSTEM INC.	24	35
Andrea Burch Dermatology · Louisville, KY	16	19
BAPTIST HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, INC.	14	15
JEWISH HOSPITAL & ST. MARY'S HEALTHCARE, INC.	11	15

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Dublin, OH	41	62
BAPTIST HEALTHCARE SYSTEM INC.	29	41
Quest Diagnostics Llc Il Clinical Laboratory · Wood Dale, IL	20	31
Laura Klein Dermatology · Louisville, KY	17	25
JEWISH HOSPITAL & ST. MARY'S HEALTHCARE, INC.	11	15

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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