What is Fariba Zarinetchi's specialty?

Fariba Zarinetchi (NPI 1518960491) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Nephrology in Corpus Christi, TX.

Where does Fariba Zarinetchi practice?

Fariba Zarinetchi practices in Corpus Christi, TX, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1518960491.

How much does Medicare pay Fariba Zarinetchi?

Fariba Zarinetchi (NPI 1518960491) received approximately $137K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 410 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1518960491

Fariba ZarinetchiM.D.

PRACTICEKIDNEY SPECIALISTS OF SOUTH TEXAS, P.A.See all providers at this practice →

NephrologyCorpus Christi, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

794

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,371

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$128K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 883 Nephrology providers in TX — above median (cohort median 1,432).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

2,158

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$607K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

22.4%

Top prescribed drugs

Dapagliflozin Propanediol260 claims

Furosemide245 claims

Losartan Potassium141 claims

Amlodipine Besylate136 claims

Hydralazine Hcl131 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$351

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$351

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$351

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Fariba Zarinetchi'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 · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Karim Nooruddin Nephrology · Aransas Pass, TX	272	589
NPI 1255335535	269	1,105
Geeta Reddy Nephrology · Corpus Christi, TX	183	403
BAY AREA HEALTHCARE GROUP, LTD.	108	243
Thomas Ertzner Diagnostic Radiology · Corpus Christi, TX	94	264
GUTIERREZ QUEHL, CARLOS	92	267
ISD RENAL INC	68	300
Kenneth Vanexan Diagnostic Radiology · Corpus Christi, TX	66	184
Clinical Pathology Laboratories, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · Austin, TX	55	189
Steven Steele General Surgery · Corpus Christi, TX	53	150
Ann Cox Diagnostic Radiology · Corpus Christi, TX	52	140
ISD CORPUS CHRISTI LLC	51	223

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.

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