What is Jose Ortega's specialty?

Jose Ortega (NPI 1336109479) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is General Surgery in Humble, TX.

Where does Jose Ortega practice?

Jose Ortega practices in Humble, TX, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1336109479.

How much does Medicare pay Jose Ortega?

Jose Ortega (NPI 1336109479) received approximately $73K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 130 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1336109479

Jose OrtegaM.D.

General SurgeryHumble, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

194

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

200

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$36K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,477 General Surgery providers in TX — above median (cohort median 212).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

130

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$851

Distinct drugs

Brand share

16.2%

Top prescribed drugs

Tramadol Hcl109 claims

Acetaminophen With Codeine21 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$945

Payment records

By payment type

Travel and Lodging$643

Food and Beverage$302

Top paying entities

Travel and Lodging$643

Food and Beverage$302

FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (1)

CCN 450684

Hospital

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Jose Ortega'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). 6 inbound referrers · 14 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
MEMORIAL HERMANN HEALTH SYSTEM	115	392
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Houston, TX	35	98
BANKER, PARENDRA	17	51
Amit Mittal Diagnostic Radiology · Houston, TX	16	31
Elizabeth Robert Diagnostic Radiology · Houston, TX	15	27
Howard Hamat Gastroenterology · Houston, TX	11	50

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
MEMORIAL HERMANN HEALTH SYSTEM	84	244
Michael Siropaides Cardiology · Humble, TX	40	71
Kathy Lamprecht Pathology · Houston, TX	38	119
Lauren Greek Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Houston, TX	29	83
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Houston, TX	26	60
Arif Rahman Diagnostic Radiology · Houston, TX	19	45
MEMORIAL HERMANN HEALTH SYSTEM	18	86
Amit Mittal Diagnostic Radiology · Houston, TX	17	29
Kenneth Bryant Diagnostic Radiology · Houston, TX	15	33
Scott Allison Diagnostic Radiology · Eden Prairie, MN	12	25
ADHAM, WALID	12	28
Grider Gordon Diagnostic Radiology · Houston, TX	11	22

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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