What is Hugo Fonseca's specialty?

Hugo Fonseca (NPI 1841519980) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Rheumatology in Pembroke Pines, FL.

Where does Hugo Fonseca practice?

Hugo Fonseca practices in Pembroke Pines, FL, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1841519980.

How much does Medicare pay Hugo Fonseca?

Hugo Fonseca (NPI 1841519980) received approximately $261K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 271 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1841519980

Hugo FonsecaD.O.

PRACTICEINSTITUTE FOR RHEUMATOLOGY & INTEGRATIVE MEDICINESee all providers at this practice →

RheumatologyPembroke Pines, FLI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

464

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

4,641

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$116K

Peer benchmark

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

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,075

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$726K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

34.4%

Top prescribed drugs

Prednisone260 claims

Methotrexate Sodium178 claims

Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate93 claims

Gabapentin91 claims

Alendronate Sodium82 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

84.2

Quality

88.7

Cost

60.1

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.39%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$5K

Payment records

252

By payment type

Food and Beverage$5K

Education$100

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$5K

Education$100

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Hugo Fonseca'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). 5 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Laboratory Corporation Of America Clinical Laboratory · Tampa, FL	50	103
SOUTH BROWARD HOSPITAL DISTRICT	38	86
Alex Lam Rheumatology · Pembroke Pines, FL	25	33
PEMBROKE PINES MRI INC	18	34
SOUTH BROWARD HOSPITAL DISTRICT	14	18

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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