What is Joseph Huffstutter's specialty?

Joseph Huffstutter (NPI 1902840788) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Rheumatology in Hixson, TN.

Where does Joseph Huffstutter practice?

Joseph Huffstutter practices in Hixson, TN, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1902840788.

How much does Medicare pay Joseph Huffstutter?

Joseph Huffstutter (NPI 1902840788) received approximately $2.1M in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 589 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1902840788

Joseph HuffstutterM.D.

PRACTICEARTHRITIS ASSOCIATESSee all providers at this practice →

RheumatologyHixson, TNI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

5,008

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

178,995

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$1.8M

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 96 Rheumatology providers in TN — top quintile (cohort median 2,318).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

5,320

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$2.4M

Distinct drugs

Brand share

25.6%

Top prescribed drugs

Methotrexate Sodium613 claims

Gabapentin489 claims

Tramadol Hcl435 claims

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen418 claims

Prednisone336 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

89.2

Quality

94.7

Cost

71.2

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.60%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$58K

Payment records

266

By payment type

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$43K

Food and Beverage$6K

Travel and Lodging$6K

Consulting Fee$3K

Education$99

Top paying entities

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$43K

Food and Beverage$6K

Travel and Lodging$6K

Consulting Fee$3K

Education$99

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Joseph Huffstutter'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). 15 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
MEMORIAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEM INC.	246	662
CRESCENDO BIOSCIENCE, INC	55	93
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Birmingham, AL	49	100
MEMORIAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEM INC.	47	74
Pathgroup Labs, Llc Clinical Laboratory · Nashville, TN	31	69
LABORATORY CORPORATION OF AMERICA HOLDINGS	24	40
SOLSTAS LAB PARTNERS GROUP LLC	22	43
George Watson Diagnostic Radiology · Chattanooga, TN	19	30
PARKRIDGE MEDICAL CENTER, INC.	19	31
Kilton Kingsman Diagnostic Radiology · Chattanooga, TN	15	29
PIEZ, CHARLES	14	22
William Rowlett Diagnostic Radiology · Chattanooga, TN	14	16

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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