What is Joseph Tannous's specialty?

Joseph Tannous (NPI 1508819152) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Internal Medicine in San Diego, CA.

Where does Joseph Tannous practice?

Joseph Tannous practices in San Diego, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1508819152.

How much does Medicare pay Joseph Tannous?

Joseph Tannous (NPI 1508819152) received approximately $83K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 178 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1508819152

Joseph TannousM.D.

PRACTICEUCSDSee all providers at this practice →

Internal MedicineSan Diego, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

604

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

817

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$77K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 10,499 Internal Medicine providers in CA — above median (cohort median 531).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,120

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$131K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

19.6%

Top prescribed drugs

Atorvastatin Calcium86 claims

Levothyroxine Sodium71 claims

Rosuvastatin Calcium60 claims

Tamsulosin Hcl49 claims

Allopurinol40 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

88.5

Quality

92.1

Cost

69.5

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.57%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$187

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$187

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$187

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Joseph Tannous'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). 51 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
PALOMAR HEALTH	222	736
PALOMAR HEALTH	192	650
NPI 1245331230	95	262
Kiran Patel Diagnostic Radiology · Oceanside, CA	79	276
William Kakimoto Diagnostic Radiology · La Jolla, CA	70	244
Tan Nguyen Diagnostic Radiology · Dallas, TX	55	196
Jeffrey Miller Diagnostic Radiology · Oceanside, CA	55	150
Michael Noud Diagnostic Radiology · Oceanside, CA	41	141
NPI 1063473429	41	138
Anna Gelberg Hospitalist · Escondido, CA	39	170
Leila Shabanian Hospitalist · Vista, CA	30	140
SAN DIEGO MEDICAL SERVICES ENTERPRISE, LLC	27	57

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

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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