What is David Desoto's specialty?

David Desoto (NPI 1598745846) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Nephrology in Hot Springs, AR.

Where does David Desoto practice?

David Desoto practices in Hot Springs, AR, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1598745846.

How much does Medicare pay David Desoto?

David Desoto (NPI 1598745846) received approximately $191K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 332 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1598745846

David DesotoM.D.

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NephrologyHot Springs, ARI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

718

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,530

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$181K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 60 Nephrology providers in AR — above median (cohort median 1,585).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

814

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$98K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

31.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Parenteral Amino Acid 20% No.1113 claims

Fat Emulsion/Olive/Soy/Phospho52 claims

Sevelamer Carbonate51 claims

Gabapentin40 claims

Calcium Acetate38 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$572

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$572

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$572

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where David Desoto'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). 83 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Michael Gersch Nephrology · Hot Springs, AR	140	594
Mark Robbins Diagnostic Radiology · Hot Springs, AR	134	413
Shawn Marvin Diagnostic Radiology · Fayetteville, AR	128	373
Drew Heiple Nephrology · Russellville, AR	125	562
Stephen Penor Diagnostic Radiology · Hot Springs, AR	122	344
Kremer Nicholas Diagnostic Radiology · Hot Springs, AR	121	339
CUPP, CECIL	101	276
MCCRARY, ROBERT	82	341
NPI 1255335535	77	150
Michael Hickman Interventional Radiology · Hot Springs, AR	58	141
James Mccarley Diagnostic Radiology · Hot Springs, AR	47	120
Jeffrey Tauth Cardiology · Hot Springs National Park, AR	47	176

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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