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Maria Ortiz, M.D.

NPI: 1962494641
San Fernando, CA
4 years of data
Family Practice
$5.6M
Total Payments
38
Beneficiaries
63.6K
Services
1.73x
Markup Ratio

Peer Comparison

99th
percentile in specialty
This provider$5.6M
Specialty median$55.2K

๐Ÿ“‹ Key Findings

1Billed $5.6M over 4 years
21.73x markup ratio
399th percentile in Family Practice by payments
464 services/day โ€” unusually high
5Payments surged 12381% in 2021
61 procedure with >3x markup

This provider averages 64 services per working day

Based on 63.6K total services over 4 years (250 working days/year). Learn about impossible service volumes โ†’

๐Ÿ”Ž Data Analysis

This provider's $5.6M in total Medicare payments ranks in the 99th percentile of Family Practice providers nationally.

Averaging 64 services per working day raises questions about billing patterns.

Medicare payments to this provider grew 76800% from 2020 to 2023.

AI-generated analysis based on Medicare payment data.

Annual Medicare Payments

Annual Services Provided

Avg Payment per Service

Markup Ratio Over Time

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Notable: Payments increased 12381% in 2021

Year-over-year payment surges can indicate changes in practice volume, new services, or billing pattern shifts.

Submitted Charges vs. Medicare Payments

Average per-service amounts submitted by the provider compared to what Medicare actually paid โ€” the gap represents the markup.

YearAvg SubmittedAvg PaidMarkup RatioGap per ServiceTotal PaymentsServicesBeneficiaries
2020$135.46$39.723.41x$95.74$3.9K982
2021$164.05$98.481.67x$65.57$485.8K4.9K13
2022$154.19$89.961.71x$64.23$2.1M23.5K12
2023$149.14$85.531.74x$63.61$3.0M35.0K11

Top Procedures (16)

G0181Physician or allowed practitioner supervision of a patient receiving medicare-covered services provided by a participating home health agency (patient not present) requiring complex and multidisciplinary care modalities involving regular physician or allow
$2.0M
22.5K services$87.62/svc1.77x markup
99350Residence visit for established patient with high level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 60 minutes
$1.4M
9.6K services$148.95/svc1.73x markup
99345Residence visit for new patient with high level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 75 minutes
$661.8K
4.1K services$161.93/svc1.91x markup
99497Advance care planning, first 30 minutes
$440.5K
5.7K services$77.53/svc1.62x markup
G0438Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit
$271.3K
1.5K services$179.53/svc1.38x markup
G0180Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and
$245.5K
5.4K services$45.50/svc1.79x markup
G0439Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit
$217.7K
1.5K services$141.53/svc1.37x markup
G0179Physician or allowed practitioner re-certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians a
$167.6K
4.7K services$35.75/svc1.74x markup
G0108Diabetes outpatient self-management training services, individual, per 30 minutes
$69.7K
1.5K services$47.39/svc1.74x markup
99473Education and training to self measure blood pressure
$66.8K
5.9K services$11.26/svc1.65x markup
99483Assessment of and care planning for patient with impaired thought processing, typically 50 minutes
$28.8K
155 services$185.50/svc1.27x markup
99490Chronic care management services, first 20 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month
$14.5K
408 services$35.55/svc2.31x markup
99407Smoking and tobacco use intensive counseling, more than 10 minutes
$13.6K
458 services$29.62/svc1.39x markup
99212Established patient outpatient visit, total time 10-19 minutesโš  3.8x markup
$2.4K
74 services$32.72/svc3.82x markup
99202New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes
$2.3K
41 services$56.10/svc2.67x markup
P9604Travel allowance one way in connection with medically necessary laboratory specimen collection drawn from home bound or nursing home bound patient; prorated trip charge
$626.20
62 services$10.10/svc1.49x markup
Show detailed table โ–พ
CodeDescriptionServicesPaymentsAvg/ServiceMarkup
G0181Physician or allowed practitioner supervision of a patient receiving medicare-covered services provided by a participating home health agency (patient not present) requiring complex and multidisciplinary care modalities involving regular physician or allow22.5K$2.0M$87.621.77x
99350Residence visit for established patient with high level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 60 minutes9.6K$1.4M$148.951.73x
99345Residence visit for new patient with high level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 75 minutes4.1K$661.8K$161.931.91x
99497Advance care planning, first 30 minutes5.7K$440.5K$77.531.62x
G0438Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit1.5K$271.3K$179.531.38x
G0180Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and5.4K$245.5K$45.501.79x
G0439Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit1.5K$217.7K$141.531.37x
G0179Physician or allowed practitioner re-certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians a4.7K$167.6K$35.751.74x
G0108Diabetes outpatient self-management training services, individual, per 30 minutes1.5K$69.7K$47.391.74x
99473Education and training to self measure blood pressure5.9K$66.8K$11.261.65x
99483Assessment of and care planning for patient with impaired thought processing, typically 50 minutes155$28.8K$185.501.27x
99490Chronic care management services, first 20 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month408$14.5K$35.552.31x
99407Smoking and tobacco use intensive counseling, more than 10 minutes458$13.6K$29.621.39x
99212Established patient outpatient visit, total time 10-19 minutes74$2.4K$32.723.82x
99202New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes41$2.3K$56.102.67x
P9604Travel allowance one way in connection with medically necessary laboratory specimen collection drawn from home bound or nursing home bound patient; prorated trip charge62$626.20$10.101.49x

Markup Analysis

Charge-to-Payment Ratio

1.73x

This provider submits charges 1.73 times higher than what Medicare actually pays.

What This Means

A markup ratio of 1.73x means for every $100 Medicare pays, this provider initially charges $173. This is lower than the national average.

Location

San Fernando, CA

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Data Sources

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  • โ€ข Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data (2014-2023)
  • โ€ข National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES)

Last Updated: February 2026 (data through 2023, the latest CMS release)

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