Dr. Joseph A. Santamaria, MD

Dr. Santamaria practices at Hill Country Memorial Surgery Center in Marble Falls, Texas.

Dr. Santamaria's NPI, 1164882692, was assigned on February 25, 2016. Dr. Santamaria graduated from Rush Medical College in 2016. Dr. Santamaria holds Texas license S6928.

Dr. Santamaria's primary practice is Hill Country Memorial Surgery Center, at 204 Gateway N Ste B, Marble Falls, TX 78654. The practice phone is (830) 798-1821.

Dr. Santamaria's primary practice is Hill Country Memorial Surgery Center in Marble Falls, Texas. Dr. Santamaria is also affiliated with Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Marble Falls. Dmand AI also links Dr. Santamaria to 1 more hospital, 2 group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Santamaria practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Ophthalmology is Dr. Santamaria's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dr. Santamaria is board certified in ophthalmology by the American Board of Ophthalmology. Dmand AI has Dr. Santamaria's licenses on file in 2 states: Texas and Nebraska.

CMS data shows 1,335 Medicare services from Dr. Santamaria across 17 procedure codes in 2024, for 582 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $119,689 for them.

CMS counts 582 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Santamaria in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 256 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 71% have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 0.95, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Santamaria's median patient age at 77, with 62% women.

In 2024, Dr. Santamaria wrote 225 Medicare Part D claims for 124 patients. 79% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 160 of them, across 6 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $5,764 in total drug cost.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 92 out of 100 for Dr. Santamaria for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Santamaria accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 182 procedures of cataract surgery by Dr. Santamaria, more than 82% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 17 papers to Dr. Santamaria, published from 2019 to 2021. 2019 was the busiest year, with 5. The most frequent topics are Visual Acuity, Eye Enucleation and Eye Evisceration. Dr. Santamaria has published most often in Mil Med. Dr. Santamaria's most frequent co-authors are Donovan Stephen Reed, MD, Brett W. Davies, MD and Aditya Mehta, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 48 general payments to Dr. Santamaria from 13 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. RxSight Inc paid the most, $891.

Dr. Santamaria graduated from Rush Medical College in 2016. Dr. Santamaria is a member of AOA, AAO, AMA, ASCRS, American Society of Ophthalmic Trauma and Gold Humanism Honor Society.

Dr. Santamaria is in network with 18 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and HCSC. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.