NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Jose Lorenzo Ramirez, MD

Psychiatry Physician · Merrillville, IN

Jose Lorenzo Ramirez, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Merrillville, Indiana, and NPI 1114927142, issued on Aug 1, 2005. Check the license (Indiana 01039272A, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1114927142
Name
Jose Lorenzo Ramirez
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
01039272A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
8555 Taft St, Merrillville, IN 46410
Phone
(219) 769-4005
Enumerated
Aug 1, 2005
Record last updated
May 17, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(219) 769-2508
Medicaid ID
100117310 IN
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20101111001153); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Loyola University Of Chicago, Stritch School Of Medicine, 1991
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 8555 Taft St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Carla AilesCounselor1639206303
  2. Nora Alfonsi, RDRegistered Dietitian1548816077
  3. Konstantine Alikakos, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1770415689
  4. Angel AlvarezCounselor1457662629
  5. Krystal Ames, BACounselor1396073839
  6. Cami Antrim, LMHCMental Health Counselor1942269840

Verify Jose Lorenzo Ramirez in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Licensing Board of Indiana
    Search for license 01039272A
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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7.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatry physician in 2024

7,836 Medicare Part D claims for 376 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims.

  1. Jose Ramirez7,836
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Trazodone Hcl422 claims
  2. Quetiapine Fumarate408 claims
  3. Aripiprazole390 claims
  4. Alprazolam386 claims
  5. Buspirone Hcl363 claims
  6. Lamotrigine334 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Southlake Community Mental Health Center IncMerrillville, IN

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Jose Lorenzo Ramirez among 672 psychiatry physician records in Indiana

Jose Lorenzo Ramirez, MD is one of 672 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Indiana. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 89% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 51% of these records are
  • Graduated1991 · median 2003 among the 341 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2011 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Psychiatry Physician providers in Indiana

There are 672 psychiatry physician records in Indiana.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Anders Bailey, MDMerrillville, IN 464101578312807
  2. Michael Frampton, M.D.Merrillville, IN 464101871691915
  3. Peter Gallagher, MDMerrillville, IN 464101174517841
  4. Darnika Graham, M.D.Merrillville, IN 464101942456157
  5. Mohammad Javed, M.DMerrillville, IN 464101093738296
  6. Dana Marlowe, M.D.Merrillville, IN 464101114201886
  7. Jennifer Pallone, D.O.Merrillville, IN 464101295888923
  8. Mario Robbins, DOMerrillville, IN 464101538151717

Common questions

What is Jose Lorenzo Ramirez, MD's NPI number?

Jose Lorenzo Ramirez, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1114927142, issued on Aug 1, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Jose Lorenzo Ramirez, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8555 Taft St, Merrillville, IN, 46410. Phone: (219) 769-4005. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Jose Lorenzo Ramirez, MD's license?

NPPES lists Indiana license number 01039272A, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana at https://www.in.gov/pla/professions/physicians-home/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Jose Lorenzo Ramirez, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Jose Lorenzo Ramirez, MD had 7,836 Medicare Part D claims for 376 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

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.