What is Michael Puk's specialty?

Michael Puk (NPI 1932153640) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Ophthalmology in Waterloo, IA.

Where does Michael Puk practice?

Michael Puk practices in Waterloo, IA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1932153640.

How much does Medicare pay Michael Puk?

Michael Puk (NPI 1932153640) received approximately $1.8M in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 1,146 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1932153640

Michael PukMD

OphthalmologyWaterloo, IAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

3,034

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

46,254

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$1.7M

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 135 Ophthalmology providers in IA — top quintile (cohort median 2,957).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

2,840

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$343K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

41.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Latanoprost728 claims

Timolol Maleate282 claims

Prednisolone Acetate277 claims

Dorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat245 claims

Bimatoprost230 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$383

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$383

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$383

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Michael Puk'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). 54 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
ALLEN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION	381	1,827
WAVERLY HEALTH CENTER	106	698
Brendan Girschek Ophthalmology · Flagstaff, AZ	76	418
PEOPLE'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	51	218
IOWA PHYSICIANS CLINIC MEDICAL FOUNDATION	46	190
LIEBSCHER, LAWRENCE	38	226
STATE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA	32	107
David Kabel Cardiology · Cedar Falls, IA	29	77
Joud Dib Cardiology · Waterloo, IA	27	105
Gregory Lantz Podiatry · Waterloo, IA	27	66
SUNDARAM, KALYANA	26	87
OTOADESE, EROMOSELE	25	95

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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