What is Joseph Santos's specialty?

Joseph Santos (NPI 1801896253) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Nephrology in Indianapolis, IN.

Where does Joseph Santos practice?

Joseph Santos practices in Indianapolis, IN, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1801896253.

How much does Medicare pay Joseph Santos?

Joseph Santos (NPI 1801896253) received approximately $178K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 431 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1801896253

Joseph SantosD.O.

NephrologyIndianapolis, INI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,116

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

3,770

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$169K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 192 Nephrology providers in IN — top quintile (cohort median 1,421).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

2,833

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$93K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

9.5%

Top prescribed drugs

Torsemide416 claims

Losartan Potassium414 claims

Carvedilol389 claims

Spironolactone295 claims

Lisinopril162 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$193

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$193

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$193

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Joseph Santos'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). 78 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
FRANCISCAN HEALTH INDIANAPOLIS & MOORESVILLE	299	1,504
Jeremy Wittenborn Nephrology · Indianapolis, IN	82	209
James Elliott Nephrology · Indianapolis, IN	60	199
Andrew Mullinix Diagnostic Radiology · Indianapolis, IN	51	114
INDIANA UNIVERSITY HEALTH INC	51	295
SCALES, RICHARD	50	104
Michael Kuharik Diagnostic Radiology · Indianapolis, IN	49	117
Angela Pence Diagnostic Radiology · Indianapolis, IN	48	106
NPI 1003801002	48	135
Thomas Murphy Diagnostic Radiology · Indianapolis, IN	48	106
PERKINS, ORRIN	46	85
Mark Paluszny Diagnostic Radiology · Indianapolis, IN	44	93

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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