What is Melanie Tugaoen's specialty?

Melanie Tugaoen (NPI 1982953030) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Internal Medicine in Columbus, OH.

Where does Melanie Tugaoen practice?

Melanie Tugaoen practices in Columbus, OH, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1982953030.

How much does Medicare pay Melanie Tugaoen?

Melanie Tugaoen (NPI 1982953030) received approximately $93K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 495 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1982953030

Melanie TugaoenM.D.

Internal MedicineColumbus, OHI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,136

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,385

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$89K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 3,517 Internal Medicine providers in OH — top quintile (cohort median 587).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

5,579

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$350K

Distinct drugs

130

Brand share

21.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Atorvastatin Calcium318 claims

Levothyroxine Sodium204 claims

Furosemide202 claims

Amlodipine Besylate162 claims

Potassium Chloride137 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

No data available for this provider in 2025.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Melanie Tugaoen'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
Vpa Pc Clinical Laboratory · Troy, MI	162	2,480
Vpa Pc Portable X-Ray Supplier · Columbus, OH	74	313
Stephen Kovach Podiatry · Columbus, OH	51	242
SUSSER, FRANK	27	66
NPI 1225130669	24	147
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS	23	114
NPI 1043293699	21	101
OHIOHEALTH CORPORATION	19	73
PATIENT TRANSPORT SERVICES OF COLUMBUS LLC	16	64
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Research Triangle Park, NC	14	61
Bradley Blackburn Diagnostic Radiology · Strongsville, OH	12	41

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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