What is Ricardo Soltero's specialty?

Ricardo Soltero (NPI 1841295482) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Nephrology in Chula Vista, CA.

Where does Ricardo Soltero practice?

Ricardo Soltero practices in Chula Vista, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1841295482.

How much does Medicare pay Ricardo Soltero?

Ricardo Soltero (NPI 1841295482) received approximately $216K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 325 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1841295482

Ricardo SolteroM.D.

NephrologyChula Vista, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

624

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,695

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$212K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 985 Nephrology providers in CA — above median (cohort median 1,482).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

2,998

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$946K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

30.4%

Top prescribed drugs

Empagliflozin205 claims

Atorvastatin Calcium197 claims

Sevelamer Carbonate155 claims

Telmisartan151 claims

Amlodipine Besylate127 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$122

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$122

Education$0

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$122

Education$0

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Ricardo Soltero'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). 59 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
SHARP CHULA VISTA MEDICAL CENTER	288	1,418
SPECTRA LABORATORIES INC	98	613
Unilab Corporation Clinical Laboratory · West Hills, CA	98	344
Jill Meyer Nephrology · Chula Vista, CA	73	248
Scott Boles Diagnostic Radiology · San Diego, CA	71	204
Joel Sigeti Diagnostic Radiology · San Diego, CA	67	228
John Videen Nephrology · Chula Vista, CA	64	212
Shanoe Cutts Diagnostic Radiology · San Diego, CA	59	213
American Medical Response Ambulance Service, Inc. Ambulance Service Provider · San Diego, CA	58	137
Neeraj Panchal Diagnostic Radiology · San Diego, CA	51	142
SAN DIEGO DIALYSIS SERVICES, INC.	51	672
John Dente Diagnostic Radiology · San Diego, CA	47	148

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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