What is Melissa Almarales's specialty?

Melissa Almarales (NPI 1598758393) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Optometry in Columbus, IN.

Where does Melissa Almarales practice?

Melissa Almarales practices in Columbus, IN, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1598758393.

How much does Medicare pay Melissa Almarales?

Melissa Almarales (NPI 1598758393) received approximately $26K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 176 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1598758393

Melissa AlmaralesO.D.

OptometryColumbus, INI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

356

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

399

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$25K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 920 Optometry providers in IN — above median (cohort median 350).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

124

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$17K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

21.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Latanoprost54 claims

Timolol Maleate27 claims

Prednisolone Acetate17 claims

Bimatoprost14 claims

Lifitegrast12 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 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

Physician	Patients	Visits
COLUMBUS REGIONAL HOSPITAL	118	219
Michael Pankratz Ophthalmology · Columbus, IN	14	61
Pankratz Eye Institute, Llc Ambulatory Surgical Center · Columbus, IN	13	30
Robert Hasson Diagnostic Radiology · Greensburg, IN	13	18
Michael Lutz Diagnostic Radiology · Indianapolis, IN	12	13
Surgery Center Of Eye Specialists Of Indiana, Pc Ambulatory Surgical Center · Indianapolis, IN	12	47
Kenneth Scott Diagnostic Radiology · Shelbyville, IN	11	11

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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