What is Rafael Lopez Hernandez's specialty?

Rafael Lopez Hernandez (NPI 1497740849) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Orthopedic Surgery in San Juan, PR.

Where does Rafael Lopez Hernandez practice?

Rafael Lopez Hernandez practices in San Juan, PR, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1497740849.

How much does Medicare pay Rafael Lopez Hernandez?

Rafael Lopez Hernandez (NPI 1497740849) received approximately $9K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 33 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1497740849

Rafael Lopez HernandezM.D.

Orthopedic SurgerySan Juan, PRI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$2K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 91 Orthopedic Surgery providers in PR — below median (cohort median 76).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

562

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$13K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

12.1%

Top prescribed drugs

Tramadol Hcl217 claims

Methylprednisolone102 claims

Gabapentin50 claims

Meloxicam41 claims

Celecoxib36 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Rafael Lopez Hernandez'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). 1 inbound referrers · 2 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
HOSPITAL EPISCOPAL SAN LUCAS GUAYAMA INC.	93	148

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
Manuel Espinosa Mccloskey Diagnostic Radiology · Guayama, PR	24	53
HOSPITAL EPISCOPAL SAN LUCAS GUAYAMA INC.	14	31

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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