What is Ruth Wintz's specialty?

Ruth Wintz (NPI 1891728168) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Nephrology in Houston, TX.

Where does Ruth Wintz practice?

Ruth Wintz practices in Houston, TX, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1891728168.

How much does Medicare pay Ruth Wintz?

Ruth Wintz (NPI 1891728168) received approximately $245K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 282 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1891728168

Ruth WintzM.D.

PRACTICEKIDNEY ASSOCIATES, PLLCSee all providers at this practice →

NephrologyHouston, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

917

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

4,496

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$228K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 883 Nephrology providers in TX — top quintile (cohort median 1,432).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,824

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$333K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

16.6%

Top prescribed drugs

Amlodipine Besylate127 claims

Atorvastatin Calcium121 claims

Empagliflozin115 claims

Losartan Potassium113 claims

Calcitriol109 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$793

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$619

Consulting Fee$150

Education$25

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$619

Consulting Fee$150

Education$25

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Ruth Wintz'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). 42 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Houston, TX	168	1,089
CHI ST. LUKE'S HEALTH BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE MEDICAL CENTER	164	1,612
Joey Buquing Internal Medicine · Houston, TX	65	400
Robert Thompson Nephrology · Houston, TX	51	200
Wasae Tabibi Nephrology · Houston, TX	50	283
Mehreen Khan Internal Medicine · Houston, TX	41	151
Yochai Birnbaum Cardiology · Houston, TX	40	260
NPI 1255335535	35	98
Andrew Chang Diagnostic Radiology · Houston, TX	28	156
Visveshwar Baskaran Diagnostic Radiology · Baltimore, MD	27	134
John Nisbet Diagnostic Radiology · Goodlettsville, TN	26	96
Christopher Kauffman Diagnostic Radiology · Boise, ID	25	92

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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