What is Mario Bustamante's specialty?

Mario Bustamante (NPI 1972546109) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Orthopedic Surgery in San Antonio, TX.

Where does Mario Bustamante practice?

Mario Bustamante practices in San Antonio, TX, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1972546109.

How much does Medicare pay Mario Bustamante?

Mario Bustamante (NPI 1972546109) received approximately $89K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 185 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1972546109

Mario BustamanteMD

Orthopedic SurgerySan Antonio, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

520

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,076

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$54K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,568 Orthopedic Surgery providers in TX — below median (cohort median 1,443).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

2,243

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$31K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

29.5%

Top prescribed drugs

Tramadol Hcl/Acetaminophen546 claims

Celecoxib423 claims

Tizanidine Hcl232 claims

Meloxicam212 claims

Gabapentin161 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$39

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$39

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$39

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Mario Bustamante'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). 11 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
METHODIST HEALTHCARE SYSTEM OF SAN ANTONIO, LTD., L.L.P.	107	233
QUALITY TOXICOLOGY, LLC	51	188
Clinical Pathology Laboratories, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · Austin, TX	40	92
City Of San Antonio Texas Ambulance Service Provider · San Antonio, TX	32	75
Pablo Lozada Internal Medicine · San Antonio, TX	27	68
LEGACY LABORATORY	19	70
CHRISTUS SANTA ROSA HEALTH CARE CORPORATION	16	36
Nadi Hibri Diagnostic Radiology · San Antonio, TX	13	32
Randy Panther Internal Medicine · San Antonio, TX	12	36
ROSS, RISE	11	17
Sergio Zamora Family Practice · Eagle Pass, TX	11	93

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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