What is Loren Ost's specialty?

Loren Ost (NPI 1275526998) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Urology in Sulphur Springs, TX.

Where does Loren Ost practice?

Loren Ost practices in Sulphur Springs, TX, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1275526998.

How much does Medicare pay Loren Ost?

Loren Ost (NPI 1275526998) received approximately $51K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 310 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1275526998

Loren OstM.D.

UrologySulphur Springs, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

415

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

458

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$29K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 656 Urology providers in TX — bottom quintile (cohort median 2,730).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

795

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$23K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

13.1%

Top prescribed drugs

Finasteride254 claims

Tamsulosin Hcl186 claims

Cephalexin136 claims

Ciprofloxacin Hcl43 claims

Levofloxacin37 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$19

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$19

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$19

FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (3)

CCN 450102

Hospital

CCN 450236

Hospital

CCN 450352

Hospital

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Loren Ost'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). 26 inbound referrers · 46 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
HOPKINS COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT	278	1,700
Laboratory Corporation Of America Clinical Laboratory · Dallas, TX	277	1,036
Renita Varghese Diagnostic Radiology · Houston, TX	55	186
David Stoddard Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Kerrville, TX	41	141
Venkata Aligeti Cardiology · Plano, TX	38	132
Donald Wurzburg Cardiology · Dallas, TX	37	119
Bridgette Coker Family Practice · Sulphur Springs, TX	37	290
Christopher Killgore Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Hot Springs, AR	35	108
Clinical Pathology Laboratories, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · Austin, TX	32	86
GALLAGHER, CHRISTOPHER	30	133
Kevin Caton Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Sulphur Springs, TX	28	109
FONTENOT, EDDIE	27	102

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
HOPKINS COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT	229	984
Thomas Varghese Diagnostic Radiology · Houston, TX	120	544
HOPKINS COUNTY PHYSICIAN SERVICES	115	348
Laboratory Corporation Of America Clinical Laboratory · Dallas, TX	108	415
Renita Varghese Diagnostic Radiology · Houston, TX	71	251
Ichabod Balkcom Family Practice · Tyler, TX	59	309
O'NEILL, THOMAS	54	136
Darren Arnecke Internal Medicine · Sulphur Springs, TX	45	222
Donald Wurzburg Cardiology · Dallas, TX	42	155
David Stoddard Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Kerrville, TX	41	116
Venkata Aligeti Cardiology · Plano, TX	40	170
James Gulde Internal Medicine · Sulphur Springs, TX	39	183

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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