What is Luis Ortega's specialty?

Luis Ortega (NPI 1790724714) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Nephrology in Pittsburgh, PA.

Where does Luis Ortega practice?

Luis Ortega practices in Pittsburgh, PA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1790724714.

How much does Medicare pay Luis Ortega?

Luis Ortega (NPI 1790724714) received approximately $57K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 241 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1790724714

Luis OrtegaMD

NephrologyPittsburgh, PAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

309

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

509

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$50K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 452 Nephrology providers in PA — below median (cohort median 1,017).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,580

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$204K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

23.6%

Top prescribed drugs

Amlodipine Besylate157 claims

Ramipril140 claims

Carvedilol99 claims

Chlorthalidone81 claims

Calcitriol76 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

93.9

Quality

85.0

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.80%

APM Entity

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$23

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$23

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$23

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Luis Ortega'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). 26 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
WEST PENN ALLEGHENY HEALTH SYSTEM INC.	91	332
Jeffrey Mueller Diagnostic Radiology · Pittsburgh, PA	40	119
Christopher Bonnet Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Pittsburgh, PA	39	137
David Epstein Diagnostic Radiology · Pittsburgh, PA	36	125
Timothy Mickus Diagnostic Radiology · Pittsburgh, PA	36	94
TOTAL RENAL CARE INC	32	291
Rishi Maheshwary Diagnostic Radiology · Pittsburgh, PA	28	78
Rozlyn Berty Internal Medicine · Pittsburgh, PA	27	192
Khaled Nashar Nephrology · Pittsburgh, PA	26	74
Paul Klepchick Diagnostic Radiology · Pittsburgh, PA	25	48
Adrienne Vargo Diagnostic Radiology · Saint Paul, MN	24	55
Bibianna Klepchick Diagnostic Radiology · Pittsburgh, PA	22	51

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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