What is Catherine Balestra's specialty?

Catherine Balestra (NPI 1518177013) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Dermatology in Miramar, FL.

Where does Catherine Balestra practice?

Catherine Balestra practices in Miramar, FL, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1518177013.

How much does Medicare pay Catherine Balestra?

Catherine Balestra (NPI 1518177013) received approximately $320K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 291 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1518177013

Catherine Balestra

PRACTICESOUTH FLORIDA SURGICAL SPECIALISTS, LLCSee all providers at this practice →

DermatologyMiramar, FLI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

708

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

849

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$299K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,045 Dermatology providers in FL — bottom quintile (cohort median 3,561).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

305

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$3K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

3.9%

Top prescribed drugs

Mupirocin236 claims

Gentamicin Sulfate33 claims

Cephalexin24 claims

Erythromycin Base12 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$245

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$245

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$245

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Catherine Balestra'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). 8 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Uzma Farooq Pathology · Coral Gables, FL	79	143
Paul Brannan Ophthalmology · Sarasota, FL	49	83
Samir Patel Dermatology · Mason, OH	36	46
Heidi Anderson Dermatology · Sarasota, FL	27	36
Bernhardt Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Jacksonville, FL	26	49
Laboratory Corporation Of America Clinical Laboratory · Tampa, FL	16	40
Varee Poochareon Dermatology · South Miami, FL	14	21
SARASOTA COUNTY PUBLIC HOSPITAL DISTRICT	11	13

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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