What is Joseph Polito's specialty?

Joseph Polito (NPI 1538191101) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Gastroenterology in Albany, NY.

Where does Joseph Polito practice?

Joseph Polito practices in Albany, NY, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1538191101.

How much does Medicare pay Joseph Polito?

Joseph Polito (NPI 1538191101) received approximately $142K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 373 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1538191101

Joseph PolitoM.D.

PRACTICEALBANY GASTROENTEROLOGY CONSULTANTS, P.C.See all providers at this practice →

GastroenterologyAlbany, NYI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

576

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

620

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$44K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,360 Gastroenterology providers in NY — top quintile (cohort median 521).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

2,413

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$1.8M

Distinct drugs

Brand share

13.9%

Top prescribed drugs

Omeprazole733 claims

Famotidine500 claims

Pantoprazole Sodium235 claims

Linaclotide106 claims

Dicyclomine Hcl92 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$867

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$847

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$20

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$847

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$20

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Joseph Polito'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). 48 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
ST. PETER'S HOSPITAL OF THE CITY OF ALBANY	256	602
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Raritan, NJ	67	144
Alfonso Prieto Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Albany, NY	52	111
SAMARITAN HOSPITAL OF TROY, NEW YORK	45	108
HUGHES, STEPHEN	34	56
Kirsten Cestaro Diagnostic Radiology · Albany, NY	29	47
ALBANY MEDICAL CENTER HOSPITAL	28	70
Maria Komissarova Diagnostic Radiology · Williamsville, NY	26	48
ORRIS, EDWARD	26	46
James Puleo Gastroenterology · Albany, NY	24	59
Christine Arms Diagnostic Radiology · New Haven, CT	22	40
Vardan Amirbekian Diagnostic Radiology · Albany, NY	22	32

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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