What is Joel Starnes's specialty?

Joel Starnes (NPI 1568670396) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Nephrology in Lubbock, TX.

Where does Joel Starnes practice?

Joel Starnes practices in Lubbock, TX, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1568670396.

How much does Medicare pay Joel Starnes?

Joel Starnes (NPI 1568670396) received approximately $166K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 301 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1568670396

Joel StarnesM.D., PH.D.

NephrologyLubbock, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

827

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,827

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$148K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 883 Nephrology providers in TX — above median (cohort median 1,432).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

840

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$681K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

27.4%

Top prescribed drugs

Allopurinol144 claims

Amlodipine Besylate84 claims

Sevelamer Carbonate81 claims

Lisinopril68 claims

Dapagliflozin Propanediol67 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

Education$77

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$1K

Education$77

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Joel Starnes'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). 73 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
PORTER, SCOTT	74	180
Thomas Windisch Diagnostic Radiology · Lubbock, TX	64	134
SPECTRA LABORATORIES INC	60	312
MARTINEZ, WALDO	59	125
Brian Bruening Diagnostic Radiology · Lubbock, TX	58	130
Steven White Diagnostic Radiology · Lubbock, TX	55	125
Thomas Callahan Diagnostic Radiology · Fort Worth, TX	55	117
Gary Simmons Diagnostic Radiology · Lubbock, TX	55	114
Jason Bradley Cardiology · Lubbock, TX	53	186
James Wolfe Diagnostic Radiology · Lubbock, TX	52	119
Gregory Poe Diagnostic Radiology · Lubbock, TX	48	89
Douglas Wright Diagnostic Radiology · Lubbock, TX	45	88

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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