What is Jose Lira's specialty?

Jose Lira (NPI 1356319446) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Internal Medicine in Chula Vista, CA.

Where does Jose Lira practice?

Jose Lira practices in Chula Vista, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1356319446.

How much does Medicare pay Jose Lira?

Jose Lira (NPI 1356319446) received approximately $136K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 487 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1356319446

Jose LiraM.D.

Internal MedicineChula Vista, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

788

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,633

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$134K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 10,499 Internal Medicine providers in CA — top quintile (cohort median 531).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

3,633

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$1.9M

Distinct drugs

Brand share

58.6%

Top prescribed drugs

Fluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter763 claims

Albuterol Sulfate405 claims

Fluticasone/Vilanterol258 claims

Montelukast Sodium206 claims

Umeclidinium Brm/Vilanterol Tr140 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

22.2

Quality

0.0

Cost

73.9

Improvement activities

0.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

-6.34%

Individual

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$3K

Payment records

142

By payment type

Food and Beverage$3K

Education$34

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$3K

Education$34

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Jose Lira'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). 79 inbound referrers · 157 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
SHARP CHULA VISTA MEDICAL CENTER	367	2,064
Unilab Corporation Clinical Laboratory · West Hills, CA	248	852
American Medical Response Ambulance Service, Inc. Ambulance Service Provider · San Diego, CA	106	530
Scott Boles Diagnostic Radiology · San Diego, CA	97	637
Joel Sigeti Diagnostic Radiology · San Diego, CA	88	727
Daniel Cepin Cardiology · Chula Vista, CA	65	346
Shanoe Cutts Diagnostic Radiology · San Diego, CA	63	313
K Campbell Pathology · Chula Vista, CA	54	256
Bruce Bower Diagnostic Radiology · San Diego, CA	53	395
Christopher Sebrechts Diagnostic Radiology · San Diego, CA	51	352
John Dente Diagnostic Radiology · San Diego, CA	43	210
Neeraj Panchal Diagnostic Radiology · San Diego, CA	39	220

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
SHARP CHULA VISTA MEDICAL CENTER	330	1,700
Unilab Corporation Clinical Laboratory · West Hills, CA	254	911
Martha Lozano Pulmonary Disease · Chula Vista, CA	213	3,692
SCRIPPS HEALTH	158	369
SAN DIEGO IMAGING-CHULA VISTA LLC	149	453
Norman Chen Diagnostic Radiology · San Diego, CA	93	603
PRAGER, ROBERT	86	461
Joel Sigeti Diagnostic Radiology · San Diego, CA	83	523
OLSEN, WALTER	76	353
SCHIFFMAN, HOWARD	72	399
Scott Boles Diagnostic Radiology · San Diego, CA	66	320
American Medical Response Ambulance Service, Inc. Ambulance Service Provider · San Diego, CA	64	294

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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