What is Lars Hertzog's specialty?

Lars Hertzog (NPI 1629164454) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Ophthalmology in Long Beach, CA.

Where does Lars Hertzog practice?

Lars Hertzog practices in Long Beach, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1629164454.

How much does Medicare pay Lars Hertzog?

Lars Hertzog (NPI 1629164454) received approximately $293K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 1,238 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1629164454

Lars HertzogM.D., F.A.C.S.

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OphthalmologyLong Beach, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

2,435

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

2,861

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$281K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 2,144 Ophthalmology providers in CA — above median (cohort median 1,859).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

3,193

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$246K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

23.9%

Top prescribed drugs

Latanoprost1,075 claims

Prednisolone Acetate450 claims

Timolol Maleate298 claims

Moxifloxacin Hcl293 claims

Ketorolac Tromethamine293 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

100.0

Quality

100.0

Cost

77.7

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

1.05%

Individual

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$292

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$292

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$292

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Lars Hertzog'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). 8 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Reagan Street Surgery Center, Llc Ambulatory Surgical Center · Los Alamitos, CA	100	171
Unilab Corporation Clinical Laboratory · West Hills, CA	51	143
Qiao-Ling Li Anesthesiology · La Palma, CA	23	27
Michael Lieppman Ophthalmology · Long Beach, CA	17	73
Edward Glassberg Dermatology · Long Beach, CA	13	28
WEST COAST CLINICAL LABORATORIES, INC.	12	36
Johnny Triplett Anesthesiology · Long Beach, CA	12	12
Steve Im Anesthesiology · Cerritos, CA	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.

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