What is Joseph Zarge's specialty?

Joseph Zarge (NPI 1528006525) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Vascular Surgery in Atlanta, GA.

Where does Joseph Zarge practice?

Joseph Zarge practices in Atlanta, GA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1528006525.

How much does Medicare pay Joseph Zarge?

Joseph Zarge (NPI 1528006525) received approximately $218K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 1,277 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1528006525

Joseph ZargeMD

Vascular SurgeryAtlanta, GAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,913

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

2,224

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$157K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 142 Vascular Surgery providers in GA — top quintile (cohort median 1,149).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

649

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$128K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

63.5%

Top prescribed drugs

Clopidogrel Bisulfate216 claims

Cilostazol109 claims

Apixaban104 claims

Rivaroxaban54 claims

Gabapentin44 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

94.5

Quality

80.6

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.82%

APM Entity

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$179

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$179

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$179

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Joseph Zarge'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). 63 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
J. Rheudasil Vascular Surgery · Atlanta, GA	166	283
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Birmingham, AL	118	234
NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL, INC.	103	213
Michelle Ross Diagnostic Radiology · Conyers, GA	59	111
Timothy Hanes Diagnostic Radiology · Marietta, GA	51	89
Paul Harkey Diagnostic Radiology · Palm Coast, FL	51	88
UNION COUNTY HOSPITAL AUTHORITY	50	166
Sorin Vainer Internal Medicine · Atlanta, GA	48	210
John Roback Pathology · Atlanta, GA	46	82
Rita Gedgaudas-Mcclees Diagnostic Radiology · Lawrenceville, GA	44	89
Brent Little Diagnostic Radiology · Jacksonville, FL	42	71
Eugene Berkowitz Diagnostic Radiology · Atlanta, GA	34	86

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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