Medicare Enrolled

Dr. German Ortiz, MPAS

Medical Physician Assistant · Steubenville, OH
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology — Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
Low-engagement
4232 MALL DR, Steubenville, OH 43952
7403148420
In practice since 2008 (17 years)
NPI: 1629213228 verify on NPPES ↗
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
Informational, not a quality rating. This page presents federal public records about Dr. Ortiz from CMS (NPPES, Open Payments, Medicare Provider Utilization, PECOS). It is not medical advice, an endorsement, or a judgment of clinical quality. Always consult the provider directly and a licensed clinician for medical decisions. Read methodology →
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What this data tells you about Dr. Ortiz

Dr. German Ortiz is a medical physician assistant in Steubenville, OH, with 17 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Ortiz performed 1,117 Medicare services across 539 unique beneficiaries.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Ortiz received a total of $6,767 from 43 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 358 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in medical physician assistant. Most payments are for meals and travel — low-value interactions common across virtually all practicing physicians. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.

The Data Coverage level for Dr. Ortiz is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.

✓ 17 years in practice ▲ Top 9% volume in OH $6,767 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary

Medicare Utilization ↗
1,117
Medicare services
Top 9% in OH for medical physician assistant
539
Unique beneficiaries
$29
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →
~66 Medicare services per year of practice

Top procedures by volume

Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.

Procedure Volume Avg. paid Avg. submitted
Office visit, established patient (20-29 min)
An office visit for an existing patient lasting between 20 and 29 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition.
518 $40 $155
Drug injection, under skin or into muscle
A procedure involving the administration of a medication or substance via injection into the subcutaneous tissue or muscle.
151 $7 $37
Vitamin B-12 injection
An injection of vitamin B-12 (cyanocobalamin) with a dose of up to 1000 mcg.
125 $1 $10
Flu vaccine administration
This procedure involves the administration of the influenza virus vaccine. It covers the process of delivering the vaccine to the patient.
53 $29 $50
Flu vaccine, quadrivalent
A flu shot containing four strains of the influenza virus to help prevent seasonal influenza infection.
51 $76 $140
Ketorolac injection, per 15 mg
An injection of ketorolac tromethamine, a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, administered in doses measured per 15 mg.
49 $0 $25
Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg 38 $4 $13
Office visit, established patient (30-39 min)
A follow-up office visit for an existing patient lasting between 30 and 39 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition.
29 $63 $210
Joint injection, major joint
Removal of fluid from a large joint and/or injection of medication into the joint space.
27 $29 $131
Betamethasone steroid injection
An injection containing a combination of betamethasone acetate and betamethasone sodium phosphate.
27 $4 $21
Methylprednisolone acetate injection, 20 mg
A 20 mg injection of methylprednisolone acetate, a corticosteroid medication. This code specifies the drug and dosage administered.
26 $3 $8
Transitional care management services, moderate complexity
Services provided to coordinate care during the transition from an inpatient or other facility setting back to the community. This includes follow-up and management of a health problem of at least moderate complexity.
12 $131 $245
Annual wellness visit, follow-up
A follow-up annual wellness visit that includes a personalized prevention plan of service.
11 $104 $224
How to read this data: This reflects Medicare patients only (typically 65+). Payment amounts are what Medicare paid the provider, not your out-of-pocket cost. A higher procedure volume generally indicates more experience with that procedure.

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$6,767
Total received (2021-2024)
Avg $1,692/year across 4 years
Top 5% in OH for medical physician assistant
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
43
Companies
358
Individual payments
All payments are legal and publicly reported · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →

Payment profile

Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.

Meals & Travel
Food, beverages, travel, and lodging — typically low-value
$6,767 (100.0%)

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$1,457
2023
$1,589
2022
$1,718
2021
$2,003

Payments by company (2024)

Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$409
Amgen Inc.
$289
ABBVIE INC.
$165
Novo Nordisk Inc
$140
PFIZER INC.
$72
Mylan Specialty L.P.
$56
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$35
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$32
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$31
Exact Sciences Corporation
$28
Abbott Laboratories
$23
Lundbeck LLC
$20
Dexcom, Inc.
$19
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$18
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.
$18
Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.
$17
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.
$17
Harmony Biosciences Llc
$15
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
$15
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$15
Acella Pharmaceuticals, LLC
$14
TheracosBio, LLC
$8
Top 3 companies account for 59.3% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2021-2024) ›
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$1,386
Amgen Inc.
$1,141
Novo Nordisk Inc
$972
ABBVIE INC.
$611
Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$283
AbbVie Inc.
$234
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$216
PFIZER INC.
$201
Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd.
$177
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
$159
Mylan Specialty L.P.
$155
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$106
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.
$105
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$96
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.
$91
Lilly USA, LLC
$88
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
$74
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation
$51
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$49
Eisai Inc.
$48
Daiichi Sankyo Inc.
$48
Amarin Pharma Inc.
$47
Lundbeck LLC
$38
JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
$38
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$32
Exact Sciences Corporation
$28
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$23
Abbott Laboratories
$23
Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$23
Bausch Health US, LLC
$21
IDORSIA PHARMACEUTICALS US INC
$20
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.
$19
Dexcom, Inc.
$19
Almatica Pharma LLC
$18
Shield Therapeutics Inc
$17
Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.
$17
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
$16
Harmony Biosciences Llc
$15
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$14
Acella Pharmaceuticals, LLC
$14
Currax Pharmaceuticals LLC
$13
Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.
$11
TheracosBio, LLC
$8
Top 3 companies account for 51.7% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
ABILIFY MAINTENA · ACCRUFER · AIRSUPRA · AJOVY · AMPLATZER AMULET · ANORO ELLIPTA · APLENZIN · Aimovig · Auvelity · BELSOMRA · BREZTRI · Brenzavvy · COMIRNATY · CONTRAVE · Cologuard Collection Kit · Dayvigo · Dexcom G6 Transmitter · ELIQUIS · EMGALITY · ENTRESTO · FARXIGA · FASENRA · GARDASIL · GEMTESA · GRALISE · GVOKE PFS · INJECTAFER · INVOKANA · JARDIANCE · Kerendia · LEQVIO · LINZESS · Livalo · MOUNJARO · NEXLETOL · NP Thyroid 60 · NURTEC ODT · Otezla · Ozempic · PAXLOVID · QULIPTA · QUVIVIQ · REXULTI · RYBELSUS · Repatha · Rybelsus · SHINGRIX · STEGLATRO · SUNOSI · Sunosi · TRADJENTA · TRELEGY ELLIPTA · TRINTELLIX · TRULICITY · UBRELVY · VOQUEZNA · VRAYLAR · Vascepa · WAKIX · Wegovy · XYWAV · YUPELRI · Yupelri
Should you be concerned? Payments from pharmaceutical and device companies are legal and common — 57% of U.S. physicians receive at least one. They often reflect legitimate consulting, research, or education. What matters is whether a recommended drug or device appears in your doctor's payment records. If so, consider asking your doctor about it. How to interpret this data →

Most payments (100%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians. Total industry engagement is in the top 5% for medical physician assistant in OH.

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Geographic Context

Medical physician assistants within 10 mi
34
Per 100K population
52.4
County median income
$56,983
Nearest hospital
TRINITY MEDICAL CTR EAST &TRINITY MEDICAL CTR WEST
0.0 mi

Data Sources

Provider Registry NPPES Weekly updates
Medicare Enrollment PECOS Monthly updates
Practice Data Medicare Util. Annual (CY lag)
Industry Payments Open Payments CY 2024
Disciplinary History — Not public N/A

This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This reflects how much public data is available about a provider. How we calculate this →

Summary

Dr. Ortiz is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 9% in OH), with low-engagement industry engagement in the top 5% of OH peers, with 17 years of NPI registration.

This summary is auto-generated from federal data, describing data availability and patterns. Read our methodology →

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Dr. Ortiz experienced with office visit, established patient (20-29 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Ortiz performed 518 office visit, established patient (20-29 min) services. Research suggests that higher procedure volume is often associated with better outcomes, particularly for complex procedures. Note that Medicare data only captures patients aged 65 and older, so the total practice volume across all patients is likely higher.
Does Dr. Ortiz receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Ortiz received a total of $6,767 from 43 companies across 358 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common among physicians — 57% of all U.S. physicians receive at least one industry payment. Patients may wish to ask their doctor about these relationships, especially if a recommended drug or device appears in the payment records.
How do Dr. Ortiz's costs compare to other medical physician assistants in Steubenville?
Dr. Ortiz's average Medicare payment per service is $29. Note that these figures represent what Medicare pays, not your out-of-pocket cost, which depends on your specific insurance plan and deductible. Procedure-level data above shows both what was submitted and what Medicare paid for each service type.
What does Data Coverage mean?
Data Coverage (currently Very High for Dr. Ortiz) measures how much public federal data is available about a provider. It is not a quality rating. A "Very High" or "High" level means the provider has data across multiple federal sources (NPPES, PECOS, Medicare Utilization, Open Payments), indicating a long track record of practice, Medicare participation, and industry disclosure. A "Low" or "Moderate" level may simply mean the provider is newer, does not see Medicare patients, or has not received any industry payments — none of which are inherently negative. Read our full methodology →
Is this data up to date?
Each data source has its own update cycle. Provider registry data (NPPES) is updated weekly. Medicare enrollment (PECOS) is updated monthly. Medicare practice data has a ~2 year lag — the most recent available is typically 2 years prior. Industry payment data (Open Payments) is published annually, usually in June, covering the prior calendar year. We display the data date prominently on each section so you always know how current it is. See our data freshness policy →
About this page

All data on this page is sourced verbatim from public federal records published by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.

This page is not medical advice, an endorsement, a recommendation, or a quality rating. Data Coverage reflects data completeness — how much federal information exists for this provider — not clinical performance, patient outcomes, or quality of care. Always verify information directly with the provider and consult a licensed clinician before making medical decisions.

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Data Disclaimer — Data sourced from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), Open Payments program, Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data, and Provider Enrollment & Certification data (PECOS). Published under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). This website is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or authorized by CMS, HHS, or the U.S. Government. Data may contain errors as reported to CMS by providers and reporting entities. Payments from industry are legal and do not indicate wrongdoing. Medicare data reflects only patients aged 65+ or those with qualifying disabilities. For corrections, contact CMS directly. This information does not constitute medical advice and should not be used as the sole basis for choosing a healthcare provider. Procedure descriptions use plain language and do not reference CPT® codes, which are copyrighted by the American Medical Association. Full methodology → · Report a data error → · Privacy policy →