Alex Ortega, MD
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Stamford, CT
Alex Ortega, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Stamford, Connecticut, and NPI 1083877708, issued on Jul 2, 2008. Check the license (Connecticut 54208, as entered in NPPES) on the Connecticut Medical Examining Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alex Ortega
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License numbers
- 54208 CT
259772 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 190 W Broad St, Stamford, CT 06902
- Phone
- (203) 348-2437
- Enumerated
- Jul 2, 2008
- Record last updated
- Apr 7, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (203) 276-7243
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170424000007); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Miami, Lm Miller School Of Medicine, 2008
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Alex Ortega in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersConnecticut Medical Examining Board
Search for license 54208Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
70% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
430 Medicare Part D claims for 84 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 71% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa104 claims
- Trelegy Ellipta65 claims
- Breo Ellipta44 claims
- Ventolin Hfa30 claims
- Incruse Ellipta29 claims
- Symbicort14 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 79.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $34.86
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Ceribell, Inc. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Stamford Health Medical Group IncStamford, CT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Alex Ortega among 280 pulmonary disease physician records in Connecticut
Alex Ortega, MD is one of 280 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Connecticut. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 58% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 58% of these records are older, 36% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2003 among the 210 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a Connecticut practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Connecticut
There are 280 pulmonary disease physician records in Connecticut.
All 280 in Connecticut → Every provider in Stamford → Pulmonary Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Bernstein, M.D.Stamford, CT 069021538376793
- Caroline Gulati, M.D.Stamford, CT 069021427210053
- Frantz Hastrup, M.D.Stamford, CT 069021912975459
- John Kazianis, M.D.Stamford, CT 069021730348418
- Lester Krasnogor, M.D.Stamford, CT 069021134157787
- James Krinsley, M.D.Stamford, CT 069021386672038
- Anna Moniodis, MDStamford, CT 069021295051449
- Desh Nandedkar, M.D.Stamford, CT 069021326209941
Common questions
What is Alex Ortega, MD's NPI number?
Alex Ortega, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1083877708, issued on Jul 2, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alex Ortega, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 190 W Broad St, Stamford, CT, 06902. Phone: (203) 348-2437. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alex Ortega, MD's license?
NPPES lists Connecticut license number 54208, as entered by the provider. Search the Connecticut Medical Examining Board at https://www.elicense.ct.gov/Lookup/LicenseLookup.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Alex Ortega, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alex Ortega, MD had 430 Medicare Part D claims for 84 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Alex Ortega, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 79.1 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.