What is Edgar Lerma's specialty?

Edgar Lerma (NPI 1841279981) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Nephrology in Evergreen Park, IL.

Where does Edgar Lerma practice?

Edgar Lerma practices in Evergreen Park, IL, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1841279981.

How much does Medicare pay Edgar Lerma?

Edgar Lerma (NPI 1841279981) received approximately $167K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 250 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1841279981

Edgar LermaM.D.

NephrologyEvergreen Park, ILI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

530

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

2,676

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$156K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 404 Nephrology providers in IL — top quintile (cohort median 1,672).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

213

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$105K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

38.5%

Top prescribed drugs

Sevelamer Carbonate69 claims

Dapagliflozin Propanediol40 claims

Spironolactone27 claims

Lisinopril19 claims

Ferric Citrate18 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$46K

Payment records

By payment type

Consulting Fee$35K

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$8K

Honoraria$2K

Food and Beverage$1K

Travel and Lodging$329

Top paying entities

Consulting Fee$35K

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$8K

Honoraria$2K

Food and Beverage$1K

Travel and Lodging$329

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Edgar Lerma'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). 63 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
City Of Chicago Ambulance Service Provider · Chicago, IL	79	178
April Kennedy Nephrology · Chicago, IL	76	206
Nic Hristea Nephrology · Chicago, IL	55	156
Superior Air-Ground Ambulance Service, Inc Ambulance Service Provider · Elmhurst, IL	54	145
Masood Qazi Cardiology · Oak Lawn, IL	52	109
Joseph Mularczyk Cardiology · Evergreen Park, IL	49	119
Spectra East, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · Rockleigh, NJ	47	145
RAGHAVAN, VINITHA	44	141
Alan Jackson Cardiology · Chicago, IL	41	99
Jeffrey Neiger Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Oak Lawn, IL	39	105
PIERCE, KENNETH	36	70
Nimeet Brahmbhatt Nephrology · Chicago, IL	31	71

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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