What is Melchor Sipalay's specialty?

Melchor Sipalay (NPI 1356390074) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Internal Medicine in Pueblo, CO.

Where does Melchor Sipalay practice?

Melchor Sipalay practices in Pueblo, CO, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1356390074.

How much does Medicare pay Melchor Sipalay?

Melchor Sipalay (NPI 1356390074) received approximately $227K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 493 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1356390074

Melchor SipalayMD

Internal MedicinePueblo, COI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,805

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

3,212

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$220K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,144 Internal Medicine providers in CO — top quintile (cohort median 528).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

8,921

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$687K

Distinct drugs

129

Brand share

18.8%

Top prescribed drugs

Levothyroxine Sodium540 claims

Atorvastatin Calcium480 claims

Amlodipine Besylate408 claims

Omeprazole281 claims

Losartan Potassium280 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

23.6

Quality

0.0

Cost

78.8

Improvement activities

0.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

-6.16%

Individual

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$632

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$632

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$632

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Melchor Sipalay'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). 40 inbound referrers · 69 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
CATHOLIC HEALTH INITIATIVES COLORADO	238	1,218
NPI 1396781134	218	525
PARKVIEW MEDICAL CENTER, INC.	129	467
MOORE, MARK	63	198
Michael Mccollum Diagnostic Radiology · Pueblo, CO	54	147
Gordon Gibbs Diagnostic Radiology · Pueblo, CO	41	167
Conor Heaney Diagnostic Radiology · Pueblo, CO	41	164
Robert Abbott Diagnostic Radiology · Durham, NC	33	99
Stephen Mackerrow Interventional Cardiology · Farmington, NM	29	102
Krynn Louis Stegelmeier Diagnostic Radiology · Pueblo, CO	27	64
Michael Bhagat Diagnostic Radiology · Pueblo, CO	26	88
Paul Rastrelli Ophthalmology · Colorado Springs, CO	22	45

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
NPI 1396781134	211	526
CATHOLIC HEALTH INITIATIVES COLORADO	180	731
Labone Llc Clinical Laboratory · Lenexa, KS	116	246
PARKVIEW MEDICAL CENTER, INC.	109	340
HARLOW, CURTIS	74	239
MOORE, MARK	66	245
Raj Jain Diagnostic Radiology · Pueblo, CO	60	235
American Medical Response Of Colorado Inc Ambulance Service Provider · Pueblo, CO	60	278
Conor Heaney Diagnostic Radiology · Pueblo, CO	49	221
Danny Ballenger Diagnostic Radiology · Pueblo, CO	47	147
Gordon Gibbs Diagnostic Radiology · Pueblo, CO	40	159
SSC PUEBLO OPERATING COMPANY LLC	40	242

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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