What is Ariel Martinez's specialty?

Ariel Martinez (NPI 1831262880) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Family Practice in Watsonville, CA.

Where does Ariel Martinez practice?

Ariel Martinez practices in Watsonville, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1831262880.

How much does Medicare pay Ariel Martinez?

Ariel Martinez (NPI 1831262880) received approximately $308K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 626 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1831262880

Ariel MartinezMD

Family PracticeWatsonville, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,880

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

4,259

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$305K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 8,228 Family Practice providers in CA — top quintile (cohort median 411).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

13,500

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$1.6M

Distinct drugs

146

Brand share

23.6%

Top prescribed drugs

Atorvastatin Calcium1,019 claims

Metformin Hcl598 claims

Baclofen499 claims

Pantoprazole Sodium435 claims

Gabapentin368 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

25.4

Quality

0.0

Cost

84.7

Improvement activities

0.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

-5.95%

Individual

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$260

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$260

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$260

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Ariel Martinez'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
Jennifer Lin Diagnostic Radiology · Santa Cruz, CA	45	120
Annette Rasi Diagnostic Radiology · Salinas, CA	44	139
SCHMETZ, MARK	41	106
Nicole Surdock Podiatry · Watsonville, CA	41	150
DIGNITY HEALTH	39	169
Roy Martinez Diagnostic Radiology · Santa Cruz, CA	33	121
Victor Ochoa Cardiology · Sacramento, CA	31	191
Rex Hsei Ophthalmology · Santa Cruz, CA	27	71
Peter Markel Emergency Medicine · Watsonville, CA	24	69
Neil Sawhney Interventional Cardiology · Santa Cruz, CA	21	84
GALLAGHER, JAMES	21	108
Nicholas Astromoff Diagnostic Radiology · Santa Cruz, CA	20	73

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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