What is Joel Frontera's specialty?

Joel Frontera (NPI 1952505174) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in Houston, TX.

Where does Joel Frontera practice?

Joel Frontera practices in Houston, TX, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1952505174.

How much does Medicare pay Joel Frontera?

Joel Frontera (NPI 1952505174) received approximately $22K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 208 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1952505174

Joel FronteraM.D.

PRACTICEMEMORIAL HERMANN HEALTH SYSTEMSee all providers at this practice →

Physical Medicine and RehabilitationHouston, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

239

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

311

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$21K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 599 Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation providers in TX — bottom quintile (cohort median 1,459).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

322

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$24K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

12.1%

Top prescribed drugs

Baclofen116 claims

Gabapentin73 claims

Pregabalin25 claims

Tramadol Hcl24 claims

Oxybutynin Chloride21 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

84.1

Quality

69.2

Cost

73.6

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.38%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Joel Frontera'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). 24 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Poyee Tung Cardiology · Houston, TX	41	80
OLDHAM, SANDRA	37	93
Daniel Ocazionez Trujillo Diagnostic Radiology · Houston, TX	36	100
James Harris Urology · Houston, TX	32	118
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Houston, TX	30	115
Susanna Spence Diagnostic Radiology · Houston, TX	24	41
Eric Kerstman Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Houston, TX	23	89
American Medical Response Of Texas Inc Ambulance Service Provider · Houston, TX	21	38
Gwendolyn Hubbell Diagnostic Radiology · Baltimore, MD	20	37
Eduardo Matta Diagnostic Radiology · Houston, TX	19	27
Lisa Wenzel Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Houston, TX	19	91
Susan Pelini Internal Medicine · Houston, TX	17	65

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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