What is Melody Caranto's specialty?

Melody Caranto (NPI 1609957265) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Nurse Practitioner in Houston, TX.

Where does Melody Caranto practice?

Melody Caranto practices in Houston, TX, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1609957265.

How much does Medicare pay Melody Caranto?

Melody Caranto (NPI 1609957265) received approximately $19K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 98 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1609957265

Melody CarantoRN, GNP, ANP

PRACTICEMDACCSee all providers at this practice →

Nurse PractitionerHouston, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

101

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

199

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$18K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 14,200 Nurse Practitioner providers in TX — below median (cohort median 248).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

137

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$29K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

24.8%

Top prescribed drugs

Apixaban34 claims

Ondansetron Hcl24 claims

Lorazepam21 claims

Dexamethasone20 claims

Gabapentin13 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

84.3

Quality

70.8

Cost

67.6

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.39%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$341

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$341

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$341

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Melody Caranto'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). 4 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS M. D. ANDERSON CANCER CENTER	64	248
Katherine Pisters Medical Oncology · Houston, TX	35	159
Girish Shroff Diagnostic Radiology · Houston, TX	14	31
Gregory Gladish Diagnostic Radiology · Houston, TX	11	18

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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