What is Rafael Lopez's specialty?

Rafael Lopez (NPI 1700890936) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Nephrology in Montgomery, AL.

Where does Rafael Lopez practice?

Rafael Lopez practices in Montgomery, AL, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1700890936.

How much does Medicare pay Rafael Lopez?

Rafael Lopez (NPI 1700890936) received approximately $127K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 332 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1700890936

Rafael LopezM.D.

PRACTICEMONTGOMERY KIDNEY SPECIALISTS, LLPSee all providers at this practice →

NephrologyMontgomery, ALI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

728

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

2,228

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$122K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 128 Nephrology providers in AL — top quintile (cohort median 1,344).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

2,799

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$765K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

35.7%

Top prescribed drugs

Irbesartan268 claims

Calcitriol199 claims

Dapagliflozin Propanediol193 claims

Nifedipine154 claims

Hydralazine Hcl127 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$1K

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$1K

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$1K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Rafael Lopez'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). 92 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
JACKSON HOSPITAL & CLINIC, INC.	346	1,509
BRODER, MICHAEL	280	1,856
Charles Thomas Emergency Medicine · Montgomery, AL	279	1,775
NPI 1255335535	168	829
SOLSTAS LAB PARTNERS GROUP LLC	137	504
Robert Hutto Diagnostic Radiology · Montgomery, AL	104	583
Gary Scott Diagnostic Radiology · Montgomery, AL	99	484
LIFESTAR RESPONSE OF ALABAMA, INC.	92	1,778
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Birmingham, AL	86	182
Haynes Ambulance Of Alabama, Inc Ambulance Service Provider · Montgomery, AL	85	599
Xiongying Chen Internal Medicine · Montgomery, AL	81	797
Praful Patel Internal Medicine · Montgomery, AL	80	1,280

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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