What is Paul Mendoza's specialty?

Paul Mendoza (NPI 1659577831) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Rheumatology in Palm Beach Gardens, FL.

Where does Paul Mendoza practice?

Paul Mendoza practices in Palm Beach Gardens, FL, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1659577831.

How much does Medicare pay Paul Mendoza?

Paul Mendoza (NPI 1659577831) received approximately $2.0M in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 1,079 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1659577831

Paul MendozaM.D.

RheumatologyPalm Beach Gardens, FLI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

3,698

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

153,527

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$1.9M

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 351 Rheumatology providers in FL — top quintile (cohort median 20,723).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

3,571

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$2.2M

Distinct drugs

Brand share

23.7%

Top prescribed drugs

Prednisone557 claims

Methotrexate Sodium439 claims

Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate401 claims

Gabapentin257 claims

Tramadol Hcl177 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

91.0

Quality

95.9

Cost

75.5

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.67%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$387

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$387

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$387

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Paul Mendoza'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). 25 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
JUPITER MEDICAL CENTER, INC.	75	213
Rui Cerejo Rheumatology · Palm Beach Gardens, FL	45	74
Laboratory Corporation Of America Clinical Laboratory · Tampa, FL	41	93
PALM BEACH GARDENS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, INC.	36	91
Keith Meyer Cardiology · West Palm Beach, FL	26	31
JFK MEDICAL CENTER LIMITED PARTNERSHIP	19	31
COLBURN, MARY	18	64
Norberto Vazquez Internal Medicine · West Palm Beach, FL	17	52
Atlantic Palm Beach Ambulance Inc Ambulance Service Provider · Lake Worth, FL	16	52
Chauncey Crandall Interventional Cardiology · Jupiter, FL	15	37
Karen Flannery Demara Hospitalist · West Palm Beach, FL	15	25
Yuvraj Singh Diagnostic Radiology · Palm Beach Gardens, FL	15	35

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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