What is Walter Ohara's specialty?

Walter Ohara (NPI 1376541789) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Thoracic Surgery in Houston, TX.

Where does Walter Ohara practice?

Walter Ohara practices in Houston, TX, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1376541789.

How much does Medicare pay Walter Ohara?

Walter Ohara (NPI 1376541789) received approximately $41K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 44 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1376541789

Walter OharaMD

Thoracic SurgeryHouston, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$26K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 209 Thoracic Surgery providers in TX — bottom quintile (cohort median 254).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$1K

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$1K

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$1K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Walter Ohara'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 · 9 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Amy Luczak Physician Assistant · Houston, TX	30	91
Oliver Hunter Diagnostic Radiology · Baytown, TX	27	106
ALBUERNE, LUIS	20	45
Hsiao Tang Internal Medicine · Houston, TX	17	53
John Longwell Anesthesiology · Houston, TX	12	27
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Houston, TX	11	23

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
SAN JACINTO METHODIST HOSPITAL	55	159
Amitabha Banerjee Diagnostic Radiology · Houston, TX	26	87
Amy Luczak Physician Assistant · Houston, TX	26	73
Oliver Hunter Diagnostic Radiology · Baytown, TX	26	104
Jonathan Reed Diagnostic Radiology · Omaha, NE	25	87
The Truong Diagnostic Radiology · Houston, TX	20	68
ALBUERNE, LUIS	16	37
Michael Tran Diagnostic Radiology · Houston, TX	13	34
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Houston, TX	11	30

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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