What is Joel Solano's specialty?

Joel Solano (NPI 1952380834) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Ophthalmology in Palm Desert, CA.

Where does Joel Solano practice?

Joel Solano practices in Palm Desert, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1952380834.

How much does Medicare pay Joel Solano?

Joel Solano (NPI 1952380834) received approximately $470K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 1,240 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1952380834

Joel SolanoM.D.

OphthalmologyPalm Desert, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

2,679

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

4,690

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$467K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 2,144 Ophthalmology providers in CA — top quintile (cohort median 1,859).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

7,204

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$272K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

8.8%

Top prescribed drugs

Latanoprost3,800 claims

Timolol Maleate1,603 claims

Brimonidine Tartrate485 claims

Dorzolamide Hcl475 claims

Dorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat296 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

75.0

Quality

0.0

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

0.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.00%

Individual

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$6K

Payment records

By payment type

Consulting Fee$6K

Top paying entities

Consulting Fee$6K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Joel Solano'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). 4 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Vance Thompson Vision Surgery Center Prof Llc Ambulatory Surgical Center · Sioux Falls, SD	90	151
Justin Schweitzer Optometry · Sioux Falls, SD	25	37
QUANTUM LLC	17	23
Mitchel Ibach Optometry · Sioux Falls, SD	16	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.

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