What is Joseph Barrera's specialty?

Joseph Barrera (NPI 1629054630) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Endocrinology in Mission Viejo, CA.

Where does Joseph Barrera practice?

Joseph Barrera practices in Mission Viejo, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1629054630.

How much does Medicare pay Joseph Barrera?

Joseph Barrera (NPI 1629054630) received approximately $80K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 328 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1629054630

Joseph BarreraM.D.

EndocrinologyMission Viejo, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,127

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,621

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$76K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 633 Endocrinology providers in CA — top quintile (cohort median 1,164).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

3,927

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$1.1M

Distinct drugs

Brand share

38.4%

Top prescribed drugs

Levothyroxine Sodium395 claims

Levothyroxine Sodium352 claims

Metformin Hcl204 claims

Rosuvastatin Calcium197 claims

Empagliflozin168 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$762

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$762

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$762

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Joseph Barrera'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). 16 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Unilab Corporation Clinical Laboratory · West Hills, CA	143	527
SADDLEBACK MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER	42	133
Steven Sorenson Diagnostic Radiology · Redlands, CA	30	120
Absalom Hepner Cardiology · Mission Viejo, CA	23	164
Navid Jahed Diagnostic Radiology · Mission Viejo, CA	19	39
Jeffrey Dym Diagnostic Radiology · Laguna Niguel, CA	19	45
Jackson Penry Diagnostic Radiology · Mission Viejo, CA	18	41
HERREN ENTERPRISES INC	16	31
Tze Ip Cardiology · Mission Viejo, CA	16	44
THOMAS, TOM	15	61
JACOB, RICHARD	15	92
YU, YUE	14	34

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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