What is Joel George's specialty?

Joel George (NPI 1689718819) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Ophthalmology in Weslaco, TX.

Where does Joel George practice?

Joel George practices in Weslaco, TX, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1689718819.

How much does Medicare pay Joel George?

Joel George (NPI 1689718819) received approximately $757K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 622 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1689718819

Joel GeorgeM.D.

PRACTICETHURMOND EYE ASSOCIATES, P.A.See all providers at this practice →

OphthalmologyWeslaco, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

2,723

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

9,425

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$698K

Peer benchmark

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

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

4,844

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$606K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

34.5%

Top prescribed drugs

Latanoprost798 claims

Ketorolac Tromethamine448 claims

Prednisolone Acetate392 claims

Brimonidine Tartrate360 claims

Timolol Maleate342 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

92.9

Quality

90.1

Cost

78.4

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.75%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$484

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$484

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$484

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Joel George'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). 64 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
DOCTORS HOSPITAL AT RENAISSANCE, LTD	331	703
ZION LABORATORY SERVICES, INC.	118	289
Clinical Pathology Laboratories, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · Austin, TX	101	178
Pedro Mcdougal Internal Medicine · Weslaco, TX	66	260
Pedro Penalo Internal Medicine · Weslaco, TX	53	242
Wade Graham Ophthalmology · Mcallen, TX	46	111
Jose Lares Internal Medicine · Weslaco, TX	41	156
Jose Pena Internal Medicine · Donna, TX	38	142
MISSION HOSPITAL, INC.	38	49
Karina Vasquez Nephrology · San Antonio, TX	36	145
Mark Liong Nephrology · Mcallen, TX	34	149
Vangala Reddy Diagnostic Radiology · Edinburg, TX	34	48

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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