What is Nicholas Lopez's specialty?

Nicholas Lopez (NPI 1316037005) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Thoracic Surgery in Paducah, KY.

Where does Nicholas Lopez practice?

Nicholas Lopez practices in Paducah, KY, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1316037005.

How much does Medicare pay Nicholas Lopez?

Nicholas Lopez (NPI 1316037005) received approximately $138K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 272 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1316037005

Nicholas LopezM.D.

Thoracic SurgeryPaducah, KYI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

432

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

524

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$88K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 48 Thoracic Surgery providers in KY — top quintile (cohort median 210).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

304

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$10K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

23.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Metoprolol Tartrate54 claims

Clopidogrel Bisulfate41 claims

Metoprolol Succinate28 claims

Pantoprazole Sodium25 claims

Atorvastatin Calcium25 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

94.3

Quality

87.3

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.81%

APM Entity

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$1K

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$988

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$500

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$988

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$500

FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (3)

CCN 141323

Hospital

CCN 180104

Hospital

CCN 181327

Hospital

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Nicholas Lopez'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). 21 inbound referrers · 40 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Sanjay Bose Cardiology · Paducah, KY	59	324
Bradley Mcelroy Cardiology · Paducah, KY	46	185
Daniel Riherd Diagnostic Radiology · Evansville, IN	40	183
Bradley Williams Diagnostic Radiology · Louisville, KY	38	139
James Ford Interventional Cardiology · Paducah, KY	36	178
Harold Halfhill Diagnostic Radiology · Paducah, KY	29	83
Russell Shields Diagnostic Radiology · Paducah, KY	29	110
James Vanhoose Diagnostic Radiology · Paducah, KY	27	81
Vernon Duncan Diagnostic Radiology · Paducah, KY	24	56
JOHNSON, CARL	23	65
MURRAY-CALLOWAY COUNTY PUBLIC HOSPITAL CORPORATION	21	149
Griffin Bicking Vascular Surgery · Paducah, KY	19	63

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
BAPTIST HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, INC	124	787
Brian Lea Cardiology · Paducah, KY	55	186
Sanjay Bose Cardiology · Paducah, KY	50	170
Frederic Park Diagnostic Radiology · Cape Girardeau, MO	49	200
JOHNSON, PAUL	43	181
Harold Halfhill Diagnostic Radiology · Paducah, KY	42	145
James Ford Interventional Cardiology · Paducah, KY	41	156
Russell Shields Diagnostic Radiology · Paducah, KY	40	157
Bradley Williams Diagnostic Radiology · Louisville, KY	39	118
Robert Garneau Diagnostic Radiology · Paducah, KY	39	188
Vernon Duncan Diagnostic Radiology · Paducah, KY	38	129
Jennifer Brien Diagnostic Radiology · Paducah, KY	38	169

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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