What is Gaston Ponte's specialty?

Gaston Ponte (NPI 1518168293) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Endocrinology in Melbourne, FL.

Where does Gaston Ponte practice?

Gaston Ponte practices in Melbourne, FL, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1518168293.

How much does Medicare pay Gaston Ponte?

Gaston Ponte (NPI 1518168293) received approximately $107K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 637 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1518168293

Gaston PonteM.D.

EndocrinologyMelbourne, FLI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,295

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,734

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$105K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 415 Endocrinology providers in FL — above median (cohort median 962).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

4,538

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$2.5M

Distinct drugs

Brand share

56.7%

Top prescribed drugs

Levothyroxine Sodium653 claims

Semaglutide508 claims

Empagliflozin369 claims

Pioglitazone Hcl248 claims

Insulin Degludec200 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

94.8

Quality

86.5

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.83%

APM Entity

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$98K

Payment records

177

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$89K

Food and Beverage$4K

Travel and Lodging$3K

Consulting Fee$775

Honoraria$600

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$89K

Food and Beverage$4K

Travel and Lodging$3K

Consulting Fee$775

Honoraria$600

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Gaston Ponte'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
HOLMES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, INC.	296	1,196
Rajiv Bhambri Endocrinology · Melbourne, FL	93	348
HOLMES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, INC	49	128
Robert Paige Diagnostic Radiology · Melbourne, FL	39	84
Brevard County Board Of County Commissioner Ambulance Service Provider · Rockledge, FL	34	99
Leonard Grecul Cardiology · Palm Bay, FL	34	108
REILOVA, JOSE	31	122
RODRIGUEZ, WAYNE	30	369
Rhodes Kriete Nephrology · Melbourne, FL	30	172
Brent Brandon Diagnostic Radiology · Melbourne, FL	30	101
NADOLNY, RICHARD	25	55
Enrique Polanco Cardiology · Melbourne, FL	23	274

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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