What is Carlos Plata's specialty?

Carlos Plata (NPI 1508872029) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Rheumatology in Amarillo, TX.

Where does Carlos Plata practice?

Carlos Plata practices in Amarillo, TX, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1508872029.

How much does Medicare pay Carlos Plata?

Carlos Plata (NPI 1508872029) received approximately $1.8M in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 499 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1508872029

Carlos PlataM.D.

PRACTICEAMARILLO INFECTIOUS DISEASES CONSULTANTS, PASee all providers at this practice →

RheumatologyAmarillo, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

4,747

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

52,376

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$916K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 382 Rheumatology providers in TX — top quintile (cohort median 13,742).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

2,746

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$2.0M

Distinct drugs

Brand share

38.6%

Top prescribed drugs

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen418 claims

Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate289 claims

Prednisone223 claims

Methotrexate Sodium223 claims

Gabapentin172 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

75.0

Quality

0.0

Cost

11.9

Improvement activities

0.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.00%

Individual

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$4K

Payment records

186

By payment type

Food and Beverage$4K

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$4K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Carlos Plata'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). 10 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
BSA HOSPITAL LLC	67	139
Laboratory Corporation Of America Clinical Laboratory · Dallas, TX	50	106
NORTHWEST TEXAS HEALTHCARE SYSTEM INC	37	129
Agustin Cabrera-Santamaria Cardiology · Amarillo, TX	16	54
John Andrew Diagnostic Radiology · Amarillo, TX	14	29
Lawrence Zarian Diagnostic Radiology · Amarillo, TX	14	26
SARALAYA, RAGHAVENDRA	13	48
MEHTA, RAHUL	13	28
ABDALLA, ISMAILE	12	26
WAUGH, KIMBERLY	11	16

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

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.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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