What is Marisela Varela's specialty?

Marisela Varela (NPI 1780678870) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Nephrology in Merrillville, IN.

Where does Marisela Varela practice?

Marisela Varela practices in Merrillville, IN, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1780678870.

How much does Medicare pay Marisela Varela?

Marisela Varela (NPI 1780678870) received approximately $182K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 487 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1780678870

Marisela VarelaMD

NephrologyMerrillville, INI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

947

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

2,528

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$179K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 192 Nephrology providers in IN — top quintile (cohort median 1,421).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,216

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$652K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

20.6%

Top prescribed drugs

Bumetanide153 claims

Amlodipine Besylate139 claims

Irbesartan137 claims

Dapagliflozin Propanediol130 claims

Doxazosin Mesylate78 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$2K

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$2K

Education$17

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$2K

Education$17

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Marisela Varela'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). 113 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
MUNSTER MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC	416	3,788
Ashwin Shetty Nephrology · Chicago, IL	235	5,848
MISCHEL, STEVEN	225	4,965
John Gustaitis Diagnostic Radiology · Munster, IN	217	2,148
Edward Bok Diagnostic Radiology · Saint Louis, MO	151	3,037
Shawn Kenney Diagnostic Radiology · Munster, IN	109	621
Krishnakant Raiker Cardiology · Munster, IN	105	779
NPI 1255335535	99	1,029
Thomas Shin Diagnostic Radiology · Lisle, IL	98	818
Feng Zhang Diagnostic Radiology · Munster, IN	98	644
Charisa Spoo Diagnostic Radiology · Oak Lawn, IL	88	913
MUNSTER MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC	79	450

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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