In 2023, Dr. Joseph Paul Puente, MD had a list price for flu shot, flu vaccine, immunization (preventive vaccines), and vaccines that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within Texas. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Paul Puente, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Sinton, TX during 2012 were lab tests, preventive care, vaccines and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Paul Puente, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	15
diabetes management	55
doctor visit	1686
injections	15
lab tests	92
preventive care	75
vaccines	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Paul Puente, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Sinton, TX during 2013 were preventive care, vaccines, lab tests and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Paul Puente, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	25
doctor visit	1544
injections	25
lab tests	34
preventive care	41
vaccines	41

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Paul Puente, MD.

**Gender**
Male	128
Female	208

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	239
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	128
From 75 to 84	78
85 and over	44
Less than 65	86

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Paul Puente, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	75
Dementia	15
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Paul Puente, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Sinton, TX during 2014 were preventive care, vaccines, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Paul Puente, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	26
doctor visit	1713
injections	26
preventive care	66
vaccines	66

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Paul Puente, MD.

**Gender**
Male	135
Female	198

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	229
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	129
From 75 to 84	87
85 and over	36
Less than 65	81

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Paul Puente, MD in 2014

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	4
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	75
Dementia	15
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Paul Puente, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Sinton, TX during 2015 were lab tests, preventive care, vaccines and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Paul Puente, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	41
diabetes management	43
doctor visit	1904
injections	41
lab tests	65
preventive care	58
vaccines	58

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Paul Puente, MD.

**Gender**
Male	288
Female	392

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	484
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	230
From 75 to 84	176
85 and over	74
Less than 65	200

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Paul Puente, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	62
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	75
Dementia	17
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Paul Puente, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Sinton, TX during 2016 were lab tests, diabetes management, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Paul Puente, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	26
diabetes management	75
doctor visit	1601
injections	26
lab tests	86
preventive care	65
vaccines	65

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Paul Puente, MD.

**Gender**
Male	143
Female	185

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	228
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	117
From 75 to 84	82
85 and over	37
Less than 65	92

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Paul Puente, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	64
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	75
Dementia	17
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Paul Puente, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Sinton, TX during 2017 were preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Paul Puente, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	1278
preventive care	15
vaccines	15

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Paul Puente, MD.

**Gender**
Male	119
Female	162

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	188
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	113
From 75 to 84	70
85 and over	31
Less than 65	67

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Paul Puente, MD in 2017

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	57
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	75
Dementia	17
Cancer	5

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Paul Puente, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	964

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Paul Puente, MD.

**Gender**
Male	117
Female	135

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	172
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	106
From 75 to 84	62
85 and over	24
Less than 65	60

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Paul Puente, MD in 2018

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	75
Dementia	13
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Paul Puente, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Sinton, TX during 2019 were preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Paul Puente, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	825
preventive care	53
vaccines	53

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Paul Puente, MD.

**Gender**
Male	97
Female	121

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	148
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	88
From 75 to 84	59
85 and over	23
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Paul Puente, MD in 2019

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	75
Dementia	16
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Paul Puente, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Sinton, TX during 2020 were preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Paul Puente, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	448
preventive care	33
vaccines	33

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Paul Puente, MD.

**Gender**
Male	78
Female	101

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	125
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	71
From 75 to 84	42
85 and over	20
Less than 65	46

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Paul Puente, MD in 2020

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	75
Dementia	14
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Paul Puente, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Sinton, TX during 2021 were preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Paul Puente, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	341
preventive care	24
vaccines	24

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Paul Puente, MD.

**Gender**
Male	62
Female	73

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	86
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	48
From 75 to 84	42
85 and over	16
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Paul Puente, MD in 2021

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	75
Dementia	15
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Paul Puente, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Sinton, TX during 2022 were preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Paul Puente, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	322
preventive care	29
vaccines	29

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Paul Puente, MD.

**Gender**
Male	62
Female	73

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	89
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	48
From 75 to 84	40
85 and over	18
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Paul Puente, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	75
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Paul Puente, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Joseph Paul Puente, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Sinton, TX were lab tests, diabetes management, preventive care and vaccines.

aspiration	26
diabetes management	57
doctor visit	1147
injections	26
lab tests	69
preventive care	45
vaccines	45

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Paul Puente, MD.

**Gender**
Female	149
Male	111

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	180
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	29
75 to 84	67
Less than 65	67
65 to 74	98

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Paul Puente, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Joseph Paul Puente, MD treated were diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol and heart failure.

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	3
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	68
Atrial Fibrillation	4
Dementia	13
Cancer	5

Education & Training

He has a state license in Texas.

Licensed In: Texas

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Joseph Paul Puente, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Novo Nordisk Inc	$1,575 Tresiba $441	Ozempic $359	RYBELSUS $295	Victoza $289	Xultophy 100/3.6 $54	Other $138
Lilly USA, LLC	$1,180 BASAGLAR $350	JARDIANCE $318	TRULICITY $249	MOUNJARO $120	GLYXAMBI $89	Other $55
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC	$1,161 TOUJEO $491	SOLIQUA 100/33 $450	SOLIQUA $114	LANTUS $62	PRALUENT $25	Other $19
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$958 FARXIGA $780	SYMBICORT $79	BYDUREON PEN $50	BYDUREON WEEKLY $17	BREZTRI $16	Other $15
Astellas Pharma US Inc	$809 Myrbetriq $336	Vesicare $45	$428
Other	$2,665 ENTRESTO $469	INVOKANA $199	XIFAXAN $177	GLYXAMBI $130	XARELTO $123	Other $1,567

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$7,855
Education	$493

Biography

Dr. Joseph Puente is a physician who specializes in family medicine. Dr. Puente studied medicine at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, School of Medicine.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Paul Puente, MD in 2022

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Paul Puente, MD From 2012 - 2022

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