PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1588714661

J AppletonM.D.

PRACTICETEXAS JOINT INSTITUTE, PLLCSee all providers at this practice →

Orthopedic SurgeryDallas, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,297

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

5,673

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$169K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,568 Orthopedic Surgery providers in TX — top quintile (cohort median 1,443).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

528

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$3K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

2.1%

Top prescribed drugs

Meloxicam176 claims

Tramadol Hcl102 claims

Hydromorphone Hcl92 claims

Prednisone64 claims

Diclofenac Sodium37 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$371

Payment records

By payment type

Royalty or License$188

Food and Beverage$184

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where J Appleton'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). 14 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER	117	336
MSH PARTNERS, LLC	61	181
Laboratory Corporation Of America Clinical Laboratory · Dallas, TX	53	120
Clinical Pathology Laboratories, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · Austin, TX	40	110
Pamela Gamble Physician Assistant · Farmers Branch, TX	23	98
Shawn Green Anesthesiology · Dallas, TX	17	74
Jennifer Chu Orthopedic Surgery · Dallas, TX	16	29
Jill Studley Geriatric Medicine · Dallas, TX	15	31
Amy Gates Internal Medicine · Dallas, TX	14	52
Virgil Medlock Orthopedic Surgery · Dallas, TX	14	40
Mark Zibilich Diagnostic Radiology · Dallas, TX	13	44
Kendrick Johnson Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Dallas, TX	12	45

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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