What is Joel Muirhead's specialty?

Joel Muirhead (NPI 1669475620) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Ophthalmology in Longview, TX.

Where does Joel Muirhead practice?

Joel Muirhead practices in Longview, TX, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1669475620.

How much does Medicare pay Joel Muirhead?

Joel Muirhead (NPI 1669475620) received approximately $304K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 804 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1669475620

Joel MuirheadM. D.

PRACTICECHARLES L. HEATON , M.D. P.A.See all providers at this practice →

OphthalmologyLongview, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,640

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

2,296

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$288K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,238 Ophthalmology providers in TX — above median (cohort median 1,864).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,078

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$113K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

23.5%

Top prescribed drugs

Latanoprost253 claims

Prednisolone Acetate150 claims

Tobramycin126 claims

Timolol Maleate113 claims

Dorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat73 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

86.7

Quality

80.9

Cost

76.3

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

98.0

Payment adjustment

0.49%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$1K

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$742

Travel and Lodging$375

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$742

Travel and Lodging$375

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Joel Muirhead'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). 33 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Eldon Steele Anesthesiology · Houston, TX	118	372
SAWYER, JAMES	34	119
Clinical Pathology Laboratories, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · Austin, TX	28	49
Ronald Rudak Anesthesiology · Houston, TX	26	65
BECK, STEPHEN	23	41
Kianne Hardee Diagnostic Radiology · Fort Worth, TX	22	39
Timothy Graham Diagnostic Radiology · Longview, TX	22	35
Kayvan Kamali Rheumatology · Longview, TX	21	50
ERWIN, DAVID	21	27
Jason Bramlett Anesthesiology · Houston, TX	20	49
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT TYLER	19	55
Richard Hamer Neurology · Longview, TX	17	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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