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PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1598758393

Melissa AlmaralesO.D.

OptometryColumbus, INI
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QUALITY · MIPS · 2024
No data available for this provider in 2024.
INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024
No data available for this provider in 2024.
PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024
Total Rx claims
124
Beneficiaries
—
Total drug cost
$17K
Distinct drugs
5
Brand share
21.0%
Top prescribed drugs
Latanoprost54 claims
Timolol Maleate27 claims
Prednisolone Acetate17 claims
Bimatoprost14 claims
Lifitegrast12 claims
REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Melissa Almarales'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). 7 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from
Inbound — who sends patients here
PhysicianPatientsVisits
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Ophthalmology · Columbus, IN
1461
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1330
Robert Hasson
Diagnostic Radiology · Greensburg, IN
1318
Michael Lutz
Diagnostic Radiology · Indianapolis, IN
1213
Surgery Center Of Eye Specialists Of Indiana, Pc
Ambulatory Surgical Center · Indianapolis, IN
1247
Kenneth Scott
Diagnostic Radiology · Shelbyville, IN
1111
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.
MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024
Total beneficiaries
356
Unique beneficiaries
—
Total services
399
Distinct HCPCS
8
Medicare payment
$25K
Peer benchmark
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Total Medicare services vs. 920 Optometry providers in IN — above median (cohort median 350).