What is Joseph Cardenas's specialty?

Joseph Cardenas (NPI 1568432193) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Cardiology in Yuma, AZ.

Where does Joseph Cardenas practice?

Joseph Cardenas practices in Yuma, AZ, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1568432193.

How much does Medicare pay Joseph Cardenas?

Joseph Cardenas (NPI 1568432193) received approximately $230K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 449 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1568432193

Joseph CardenasMD

PRACTICEYUMA CARDIOLOGY ASSOCIATES, P.C.See all providers at this practice →

CardiologyYuma, AZI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,210

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,545

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$191K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 363 Cardiology providers in AZ — below median (cohort median 2,847).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,126

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$61K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

33.9%

Top prescribed drugs

Clopidogrel Bisulfate316 claims

Atorvastatin Calcium116 claims

Carvedilol115 claims

Metoprolol Tartrate72 claims

Isosorbide Dinitrate60 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$2K

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$1K

Consulting Fee$788

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$1K

Consulting Fee$788

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Joseph Cardenas'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). 70 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
YUMA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	560	3,092
Thomas Cain Diagnostic Radiology · Tucson, AZ	72	132
Robert Riether Diagnostic Radiology · Deming, NM	52	89
SUNSET COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER INC	45	93
Annie Hyon Nephrology · Yuma, AZ	42	144
Phillip Richemont Emergency Medicine · Yuma, AZ	40	59
Gregory Ertl Specialist · Yuma, AZ	38	73
Patrick Aiello Ophthalmology · Yuma, AZ	38	111
Rural Metro Corporation Ambulance Service Provider · Lake Havasu City, AZ	35	57
ESTABAYA, ELI	34	51
Ronald Brooksher Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery · Yuma, AZ	33	456
City Of Yuma Ambulance Service Provider · Yuma, AZ	31	47

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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