What is Paola Blanco's specialty?

Paola Blanco (NPI 1194759852) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Gastroenterology in Allentown, PA.

Where does Paola Blanco practice?

Paola Blanco practices in Allentown, PA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1194759852.

How much does Medicare pay Paola Blanco?

Paola Blanco (NPI 1194759852) received approximately $118K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 577 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1194759852

Paola BlancoM.D.

GastroenterologyAllentown, PAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

767

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

819

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$72K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 771 Gastroenterology providers in PA — top quintile (cohort median 585).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,222

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$2.6M

Distinct drugs

Brand share

32.8%

Top prescribed drugs

Pantoprazole Sodium324 claims

Omeprazole194 claims

Famotidine90 claims

Peg3350/Sod Sulf,bicarb,cl/Kcl54 claims

Ustekinumab52 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$155

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$155

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$155

FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (4)

Hospital

Hospital

Hospital

Hospital

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Paola Blanco'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). 63 inbound referrers · 118 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL	234	445
Robert Rienzo Diagnostic Radiology · Allentown, PA	56	63
Hiral Shah Gastroenterology · Allentown, PA	55	72
Shashin Shah Gastroenterology · Allentown, PA	46	76
Wen Young Diagnostic Radiology · Allentown, PA	43	53
Gregory Altemose Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Miramar Beach, FL	43	48
Kenneth Kurtz Diagnostic Radiology · Allentown, PA	40	44
Michael Vichnin Diagnostic Radiology · Allentown, PA	40	49
Christopher Brown Diagnostic Radiology · Allentown, PA	40	55
Cetronia Ambulance Corps, Inc Ambulance Service Provider · Allentown, PA	39	59
GOLDNER, DAVID	39	40
Alan Hammond Diagnostic Radiology · Allentown, PA	38	44

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
Health Network Laboratories, Llc Clinical Laboratory · Allentown, PA	223	686
LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL	108	219
LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL MUHLENBERG	99	376
EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA ENDOSCOPY CENTER, INC.	63	93
Tanveer Imam Gastroenterology · Allentown, PA	48	73
Maxine Marinari Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Lansdale, PA	45	71
Shashin Shah Gastroenterology · Allentown, PA	42	52
Ronald Bross Gastroenterology · Allentown, PA	39	42
ST LUKE'S HOSPITAL	38	103
Anastasia Shnitser Gastroenterology · Allentown, PA	37	55
Stanley Benzel Diagnostic Radiology · Allentown, PA	37	55
Hiral Shah Gastroenterology · Allentown, PA	36	59

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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