What is Russell Laforte's specialty?

Russell Laforte (NPI 1972662450) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Internal Medicine in Galveston, TX.

Where does Russell Laforte practice?

Russell Laforte practices in Galveston, TX, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1972662450.

How much does Medicare pay Russell Laforte?

Russell Laforte (NPI 1972662450) received approximately $34K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 251 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1972662450

Russell LaforteMD

PRACTICEUTMBSee all providers at this practice →

Internal MedicineGalveston, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

418

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

694

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$31K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 6,183 Internal Medicine providers in TX — above median (cohort median 673).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

5,338

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$706K

Distinct drugs

110

Brand share

24.2%

Top prescribed drugs

Atorvastatin Calcium383 claims

Amlodipine Besylate275 claims

Lisinopril209 claims

Losartan Potassium201 claims

Hydrochlorothiazide168 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$33

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$33

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$33

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Russell Laforte'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). 31 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
NPI 1346324605	58	225
Galveston County Health District Ambulance Service Provider · Texas City, TX	51	205
Leah Low Internal Medicine · Galveston, TX	50	241
MODI, SHREYAS	40	194
Tareq Abu Sharifeh Cardiology · Galveston, TX	40	130
Cindy Chan Internal Medicine · League City, TX	38	110
Harnoor Singh Diagnostic Radiology · Houston, TX	37	83
Wissam Khalife Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology · Galveston, TX	35	157
Quan Nguyen Diagnostic Radiology · Houston, TX	34	79
Rafic Berbarie Cardiology · Dallas, TX	33	103
Tony Tran Internal Medicine · Houston, TX	33	127
Umamahesh Rangasetty Interventional Cardiology · Galveston, TX	32	127

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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