What is Joel Hoekema's specialty?

Joel Hoekema (NPI 1770508509) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Orthopedic Surgery in Bellingham, WA.

Where does Joel Hoekema practice?

Joel Hoekema practices in Bellingham, WA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1770508509.

How much does Medicare pay Joel Hoekema?

Joel Hoekema (NPI 1770508509) received approximately $164K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 440 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1770508509

Joel HoekemaM.D.

PRACTICEPACIFIC RIM ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEONSSee all providers at this practice →

Orthopedic SurgeryBellingham, WAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

588

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

2,164

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$123K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 500 Orthopedic Surgery providers in WA — top quintile (cohort median 915).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$20

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$20

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$20

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Joel Hoekema'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). 10 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
PEACEHEALTH	241	926
Kathryn Cambron Diagnostic Radiology · Omaha, NE	87	167
Gita Rabbani Diagnostic Radiology · Bellingham, WA	50	108
Michael Smith Diagnostic Radiology · Bellingham, WA	50	105
Peter Buetow Diagnostic Radiology · Bellingham, WA	36	88
Stephen Buetow Diagnostic Radiology · Ft Gordon, GA	36	62
Matthew Studley Diagnostic Radiology · Bellingham, WA	35	67
Northwest Pathology Pllc Clinical Laboratory · Bellingham, WA	20	40
PUBLIC HOSPITAL DIST NO 1 SKAGIT	15	37
Spencer Hinds Cardiology · Bellingham, WA	14	36

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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