What is Walter Lech's specialty?

Walter Lech (NPI 1215073853) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Thoracic Surgery in San Jose, CA.

Where does Walter Lech practice?

Walter Lech practices in San Jose, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1215073853.

How much does Medicare pay Walter Lech?

Walter Lech (NPI 1215073853) received approximately $343K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 68 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1215073853

Walter LechM.D.

Thoracic SurgerySan Jose, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

176

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

491

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$343K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 222 Thoracic Surgery providers in CA — top quintile (cohort median 226).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$382

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$382

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$382

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Walter Lech'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). 8 inbound referrers · 13 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
James Galvin Diagnostic Radiology · Plymouth, MA	30	80
Parag Shah Diagnostic Radiology · Fort Worth, TX	29	83
BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL PLYMOUTH, INC.	26	100
David Kelly Diagnostic Radiology · Plymouth, MA	24	101
Robert Scarlatelli Cardiology · Plymouth, MA	12	34
Michael Mclaughlin Cardiology · Needham, MA	12	32
John Wengryn Pulmonary Disease · Plymouth, MA	11	28
Paul Vigna Pathology · Plymouth, MA	11	41

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL PLYMOUTH, INC.	73	785
Parag Shah Diagnostic Radiology · Fort Worth, TX	37	168
Joshua Stuhlfaut Diagnostic Radiology · Boston, MA	35	122
TREHU, STEPHEN	33	238
David Betteridge Diagnostic Radiology · Plymouth, MA	24	164
James Galvin Diagnostic Radiology · Plymouth, MA	23	135
BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL PLYMOUTH, INC.	19	48
David Kelly Diagnostic Radiology · Plymouth, MA	18	90
Arthi Thangaraj Pulmonary Disease · Plymouth, MA	16	67
Colleen Fine Diagnostic Radiology · Plymouth, MA	14	43
Donald Moore Cardiology · Plymouth, MA	13	59
Eascare Llc Ambulance Service Provider · Weymouth, MA	12	63

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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