NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Pain Medicine Physician NPI 1720171879 D.O., M.P.H.
Verify on CMS → Ralph Ortiz, D.O., M.P.H.
Pain Medicine Physician in Freeville, New York.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 1,006 in Pain Medicine Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
Federal data, no proprietary rating.
We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
5K
Medicare Part D claims · 282 beneficiaries · Pain Medicine Physician avg: 2K
Generic prescribing
90%
generic claims · 10% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
Industry payments
$390.48
26 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2024
What the federal data shows
Ralph Ortiz, D.O., M.P.H. filed 5,029 Medicare Part D claims in 2024 as a Pain Medicine Physician in Freeville, New York, prescribing 90% generic.
- 5K
- Part D claims, 2024
- 90%
- generic prescribing
- $390.48
- industry payments (Sunshine Act)
- ≥94th
- pct by Part D claim volume (lower-bound band)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about Ralph Ortiz, D.O., M.P.H.
Federal records show an active NPI with Medicare Part D prescribing activity — verifiable registry data, not a proprietary rating.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1720171879), first enumerated 10/02/2006.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 5,029 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
Board certification signal
Practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty; board certification not confirmed in federal records.
- Reported
Industry payment transparency
$390.48 in reported industry payments (26 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.
Source: CMS Open Payments
- State context
State board disciplinary context
New York statewide board action statistics are published annually — these figures describe aggregate state activity, not Ralph Ortiz, D.O., M.P.H.'s individual license status. Verify directly with the state medical board.
Source: NYSBPMC annual report 2023
- Not in federal data
Individual sanction lookup
PlainDoctor does not publish per-provider disciplinary determinations. Confirm current license and any individual actions through the state medical board or FSMB verification service.
Source: State medical board / FSMB
This trust snapshot summarizes only what appears in federal CMS/NPPES public records. It is not a composite score, star rating, patient review, or clinical recommendation. PlainDoctor never fabricates reviews or AggregateRating schema.
CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1720171879 · Pain Medicine Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-LEGACY · TAX-NARROW · RX-MID · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-ENUM
- NPI-10 1720171879
- ENUM-LEGACY 2006
- TAX-NARROW 1,006
- RX-MID 5,029
- BOOK-THIN 71 in New York
- PHOTO-ENUM Gerardo Florez · 2006
Ralph Ortiz, D.O., M.P.H.'s Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber
Total Medicare Part D claims, 2024, across all CMS prescribers nationally
5,029 ≥ 94th percentile 94% of 1,416,883 prescribers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
The percentile is a conservative 100-claim band: it counts only prescribers in lower claim-volume bands. Medicare Part D claim volume is activity context, not a quality measure or recommendation. See methodology § corpus placement.
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2024
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Board-eligible specialty (heuristic, not verified)
Ralph Ortiz, D.O., M.P.H. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty but we don't have enough CMS-participation signals to confirm active board-certified status. Consult CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Ralph Ortiz, D.O., M.P.H.?
Quality data not reportedPrimary specialty
Pain Medicine Physician
Medicare Part D claims
5,029 140% vs specialty avg
Specialty distribution in New York
How Pain Medicine Physician compares to other specialties among New York providers
Board certification
Not published by CMS
CMS does not publish a per-provider board-certification field in NPPES. PlainDoctor does not have a reliable per-specialty certification rate to show for Pain Medicine Physician. Verify directly:
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1720171879 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Pain Medicine Physician |
| Credentials | D.O., M.P.H. |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 10/02/2006 |
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Ralph Ortiz, D.O., M.P.H.. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$390
Largest payer
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
License & disciplinary context - New York NYSBPMC 2023 annual report
Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~100K New York medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Ralph Ortiz, D.O., M.P.H.. To verify Ralph Ortiz, D.O., M.P.H.'s current license status, search the NYSBPMC public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
312
Total board actions, New York 2023
Across 302 cases
3.12
Actions per 1,000 licensees
New York statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
89 cases
NYSBPMC publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the New York disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Typical
Ralph Ortiz, D.O., M.P.H. - brand share 10.0%
Pain Medicine Physician average
10% brand-name claims vs 90% generic, on 5,029 2024 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.
5,029
Total Claims
$509K
Total Drug Cost
282
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 5,085
- Total Day Supply
- 142,932
- Brand vs Generic
- 10% brand / 90% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $295K
- Generic Drug Cost
- $214K
- Opioid Claims
- 3,087 (61.4% rate)
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 64.0 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.56
- Gender Split
- 54% female / 46% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 124, 65-74: 124, 75-84: N/A, 85+: N/A
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Ralph Ortiz, D.O., M.P.H. prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024
- Oxycodone Hcl
Oxycodone Hcl
1,734 claims
- Gabapentin 330
Gabapentin
330 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl 278
Cyclobenzaprine Hcl
278 claims
- Morphine Sulfate Er 278
Morphine Sulfate Er
278 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetam… 228
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen
228 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl 214
Tizanidine Hcl
214 claims
- Naloxone Hcl 155
Naloxone Hcl
155 claims
- Hydromorphone Hcl 151
Hydromorphone Hcl
151 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Oxycodone Hcl | 1,734 |
| Gabapentin | 330 |
| Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | 278 |
| Morphine Sulfate Er Morphine Sulfate | 278 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 228 |
| Tizanidine Hcl | 214 |
| Naloxone Hcl | 155 |
| Hydromorphone Hcl | 151 |
| Oxycontin Oxycodone Hcl | 149 |
| Pregabalin | 140 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Pain Medicine Physician Overview
How Ralph Ortiz, D.O., M.P.H. fits within the Pain Medicine Physician landscape nationally.
1,006
Pain Medicine Physician Providers in US
49
States with Pain Medicine Physician
2,094
Avg Claims per Provider
Ralph Ortiz, D.O., M.P.H.'s 5,029 claims are above the specialty average of 2,094.
Nationwide Pain Medicine Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Ortiz, both outside New York so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Same NPPES enumeration year (2006)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Pain Medicine Physician Providers in New York
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in New York, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Ortiz.
One of 71 Pain Medicine Physician providers enrolled in New York, 5 are shown here.
Dr. Bashir Ahmed
MD
Farmingville, NY
Dr. Bok Ahn
MD
Chappaqua, NY
Kachikwulu Ajulu
Syracuse, NY
Dr. Christopher Amen
DO
Smithtown, NY
Dr. Antigone Argyriou
M.D.
Islip, NY
Compare Pain Medicine Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Ralph Ortiz, D.O., M.P.H.'s specialty? ▼
Ralph Ortiz, D.O., M.P.H. specializes in Pain Medicine Physician and practices in Freeville, New York. Credentials: D.O., M.P.H..
How much does Ralph Ortiz, D.O., M.P.H. prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Ralph Ortiz, D.O., M.P.H. wrote 5,029 Medicare Part D claims totaling $509K in drug costs for 282 beneficiaries.
Where is Ralph Ortiz, D.O., M.P.H. located? ▼
Ralph Ortiz, D.O., M.P.H. is located at 2127 DRYDEN RD, Freeville, NY, 13068. Phone: (607) 844-9979.
What is Ralph Ortiz, D.O., M.P.H.'s NPI number? ▼
Ralph Ortiz, D.O., M.P.H.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720171879, issued on 10/02/2006.
Does Ralph Ortiz, D.O., M.P.H. prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Ralph Ortiz, D.O., M.P.H.'s prescribing is 10% brand-name and 90% generic drugs by claim count, with $295K in brand drug costs.
Does Ralph Ortiz, D.O., M.P.H. prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Ralph Ortiz, D.O., M.P.H. had 3,087 opioid claims in 2024 with an opioid prescribing rate of 61.4%.
How many Pain Medicine Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 1,006 Pain Medicine Physician providers across 49 states in the US. The average Pain Medicine Physician provider writes 2,094 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Ralph Ortiz, D.O., M.P.H. prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Ralph Ortiz, D.O., M.P.H.'s most frequently prescribed drugs include Oxycodone Hcl, Gabapentin, Cyclobenzaprine Hcl. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Ralph Ortiz, D.O., M.P.H. accept Medicare? ▼
Ralph Ortiz, D.O., M.P.H. appears in CMS Medicare data with 5,029 Part D claims and 282 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Ralph Ortiz, D.O., M.P.H.'s credentials? ▼
Ralph Ortiz, D.O., M.P.H.'s NPI is 1720171879 with credentials D.O., M.P.H.. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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