What is Alex Makalinao's specialty?

Alex Makalinao (NPI 1598790602) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Hematology-Oncology in Las Vegas, NV.

Where does Alex Makalinao practice?

Alex Makalinao practices in Las Vegas, NV, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1598790602.

How much does Medicare pay Alex Makalinao?

Alex Makalinao (NPI 1598790602) received approximately $726K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 201 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1598790602

Alex MakalinaoM.D.

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Hematology-OncologyLas Vegas, NVI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

333

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

2,095

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$49K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 54 Hematology-Oncology providers in NV — below median (cohort median 126,412).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

838

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$5.2M

Distinct drugs

Brand share

49.6%

Top prescribed drugs

Anastrozole217 claims

Ruxolitinib Phosphate81 claims

Apixaban70 claims

Rivaroxaban53 claims

Ondansetron Hcl42 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

89.7

Quality

82.6

Cost

83.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.62%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$619

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$421

Education$199

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$421

Education$199

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Alex Makalinao'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). 34 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
TORRANCE MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER	225	2,378
Unilab Corporation Clinical Laboratory · West Hills, CA	84	304
Albert Grabb Diagnostic Radiology · Torrance, CA	54	258
Richard Sullivan Diagnostic Radiology · Torrance, CA	39	180
Westmed Ambulance Inc Ambulance Service Provider · Compton, CA	39	173
Robert Kolanz Diagnostic Radiology · Torrance, CA	36	340
Richard Krauthamer Diagnostic Radiology · Torrance, CA	35	218
Donny Baek Diagnostic Radiology · Los Angeles, CA	31	340
Lucas Nishioka Diagnostic Radiology · Torrance, CA	30	147
HUETTNER, GLENN	30	186
NISHIMOTO, WADE	27	270
Juma Bharadia Cardiology · Torrance, CA	26	137

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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