What is Miguel Garcia-Caro's specialty?

Miguel Garcia-Caro (NPI 1508859455) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Rheumatology in Alexandria, LA.

Where does Miguel Garcia-Caro practice?

Miguel Garcia-Caro practices in Alexandria, LA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1508859455.

How much does Medicare pay Miguel Garcia-Caro?

Miguel Garcia-Caro (NPI 1508859455) received approximately $1.4M in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 392 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1508859455

Miguel Garcia-CaroM.D.

PRACTICEMIGUEL A GARCIA-CARO MD LLCSee all providers at this practice →

RheumatologyAlexandria, LAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,064

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

62,362

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$1.0M

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 61 Rheumatology providers in LA — top quintile (cohort median 2,426).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

10,031

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$5.8M

Distinct drugs

127

Brand share

33.3%

Top prescribed drugs

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen942 claims

Duloxetine Hcl628 claims

Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen566 claims

Tramadol Hcl427 claims

Gabapentin398 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$1K

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$1K

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$1K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Miguel Garcia-Caro'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). 37 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
RAPIDES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, L.L.C.	96	338
Ernesto Garcia-Ramos Internal Medicine · Alexandria, LA	56	273
Devin Tighe Diagnostic Radiology · Alexandria, LA	51	112
CENTRAL LOUISIANA SURGICAL HOSPITAL LLC	44	96
Michael Allen Diagnostic Radiology · Alexandria, LA	43	98
Zack Buckalew Internal Medicine · Alexandria, LA	36	182
Clinical Pathology Laboratories, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · Austin, TX	34	92
LARSON, PAUL	31	74
Jose Garcia-Ramirez Internal Medicine · Alexandria, LA	30	98
Acadian Ambulance Service, Inc. Ambulance Service Provider · Lafayette, LA	30	93
Blaine Broussard Internal Medicine · Alexandria, LA	27	173
Quest Diagnostics Tb Llc Clinical Laboratory · Memphis, TN	25	67

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.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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