What is Erik Ortega's specialty?

Erik Ortega (NPI 1952508186) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Neurology in Phoenix, AZ.

Where does Erik Ortega practice?

Erik Ortega practices in Phoenix, AZ, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1952508186.

How much does Medicare pay Erik Ortega?

Erik Ortega (NPI 1952508186) received approximately $517K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 392 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1952508186

Erik OrtegaM.D.

NeurologyPhoenix, AZI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

686

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,114

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$62K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 340 Neurology providers in AZ — top quintile (cohort median 784).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,490

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$6.0M

Distinct drugs

Brand share

18.3%

Top prescribed drugs

Gabapentin237 claims

Prednisone225 claims

Pyridostigmine Bromide146 claims

Duloxetine Hcl92 claims

Pregabalin81 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$346

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$346

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$346

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Erik 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). 18 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Ralph Drosten Diagnostic Radiology · Tucson, AZ	40	87
PRENGER, ERIN	33	62
ORNSTEIN, SANFORD	33	56
Alan Pitt Diagnostic Radiology · Phoenix, AZ	32	56
WALLACE, ROBERT	31	69
COONS, STEPHEN	27	39
Farzad Sakha Internal Medicine · Phoenix, AZ	24	54
Youngsoo Cho Cardiology · Phoenix, AZ	17	23
Lindley Bliss Hospitalist · Phoenix, AZ	15	37
NPI 1316992407	14	21
Randy Richardson Diagnostic Radiology · Phoenix, AZ	14	18
David Treiman Psychiatry & Neurology · Phoenix, AZ	14	20

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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