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PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1598787004

Arthur SantosMD

PRACTICETIME SURGEONS PLLCSee all providers at this practice →
Thoracic SurgeryLaredo, TXI
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QUALITY · MIPS · 2024
Final MIPS score
88.2
Quality
71.0
Cost
0.0
Improvement activities
40.0
Promoting interop.
100.0
Payment adjustment
0.55%
APM Entity
PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024
Total Rx claims
29
Beneficiaries
—
Total drug cost
$413
Distinct drugs
1
Brand share
0.0%
Top prescribed drugs
Cilostazol29 claims
INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024
Total received
$333
Payment records
4
By payment type
Food and Beverage$333
Top paying entities
Food and Beverage$333
MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024
Total beneficiaries
175
Unique beneficiaries
—
Total services
214
Distinct HCPCS
7
Medicare payment
$21K
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Total Medicare services vs. 209 Thoracic Surgery providers in TX — above median (cohort median 254).
REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Arthur Santos'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). 23 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

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PhysicianPatientsVisits
DOCTORS HOSPITAL OF LAREDO124565
Ricardo Cigarroa
Internal Medicine · Laredo, TX
82755
John Huntsinger
Anesthesiology · Lufkin, TX
39112
Benson Huang
Pulmonary Disease · Laredo, TX
35168
Siegfried Pueblitz
Pathology · Laredo, TX
3592
Ralph Nimchan
Cardiology · Laredo, TX
32106
SCHAPMAN, STEVEN3096
Vi Truong
Diagnostic Radiology · Alice, TX
3055
Francisco Morales
Diagnostic Radiology · Kingston, PA
27122
Peter Agomuo
Diagnostic Radiology · Lafayette, LA
2664
NPI 13765419042677
Rafael Deliz
Pulmonary Disease · Laredo, TX
20124
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.