What is Nicholas Tranakas's specialty?

Nicholas Tranakas (NPI 1982790184) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is General Surgery in Fort Lauderdale, FL.

Where does Nicholas Tranakas practice?

Nicholas Tranakas practices in Fort Lauderdale, FL, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1982790184.

How much does Medicare pay Nicholas Tranakas?

Nicholas Tranakas (NPI 1982790184) received approximately $90K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 343 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1982790184

Nicholas TranakasM.D.

PRACTICEJORGE A. VEGA JR., M.D., PLLCSee all providers at this practice →

General SurgeryFort Lauderdale, FLI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

361

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

439

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$33K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,308 General Surgery providers in FL — above median (cohort median 298).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$200

Distinct drugs

Brand share

59.7%

Top prescribed drugs

Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen28 claims

Tramadol Hcl27 claims

Acetaminophen With Codeine12 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

75.0

Quality

0.0

Cost

64.2

Improvement activities

0.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.00%

Individual

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$482

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$482

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$482

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Nicholas Tranakas'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). 11 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
NORTH BROWARD HOSPITAL DISTRICT	103	340
NORTH BROWARD HOSPITAL DISTRICT	96	276
Michael Alboucrek Diagnostic Radiology · Fort Lauderdale, FL	56	125
Ramila Gavan Pathology · Fort Lauderdale, FL	31	80
Manuel Longo-Llenin Anesthesiology · Margate, FL	30	87
Laboratory Corporation Of America Clinical Laboratory · Tampa, FL	21	39
Eric Alboucrek Diagnostic Radiology · Fort Lauderdale, FL	20	57
Victoria Tramazzo Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Ft Lauderdale, FL	17	42
Heather Sher Diagnostic Radiology · Fort Lauderdale, FL	17	31
NORTH BROWARD HOSPITAL DISTRICT	13	37
Amisha Agarwal Diagnostic Radiology · Fort Lauderdale, FL	13	29

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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