Dr. Hugo D. Riffel Dalinger, MD

  • Los Angeles, CA
  • Cardiologist
NPI1699727990PAC ID2860449667
Medicare services, 2024
3,749
Medicare patients, 2024
440
Part D claims, 2024
6,395
MIPS score, 2024
75
Hospital affiliations
1
Practice address
2750 W Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90041
Practice phone
Call (323) 543-4250
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Primary practice

Ben B. Shenassa, M.D. Inc.

Los Angeles, California

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Dr. Hugo D. Riffel Dalinger is a cardiologist in Los Angeles, California

Dr. Riffel Dalinger practices at Ben B. Shenassa, M.D. Inc. in Los Angeles, California.

Dr. Riffel Dalinger's NPI, 1699727990, was assigned on May 16, 2006. Dr. Riffel Dalinger graduated from Universidad Nacional de Cordoba in 1974. Dr. Riffel Dalinger holds California license A30878.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
2860449667
NPI enumeration date
May 16, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(323) 543-4250
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
78
Medical school graduation
1974

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Hugo D. Riffel Dalinger practices at Ben B. Shenassa, M.D. Inc. in Los Angeles, California

Dr. Riffel Dalinger's primary practice is Ben B. Shenassa, M.D. Inc., at 2750 W Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90041 in Los Angeles County. The practice phone is (323) 543-4250.

  • Ben B. Shenassa, M.D. Inc.
    2750 W Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90041 · Los Angeles CountyPhone(323) 543-4250

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Hugo D. Riffel Dalinger is affiliated with 7 sites of care

Dr. Riffel Dalinger's primary practice is Ben B. Shenassa, M.D. Inc. in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Riffel Dalinger is also affiliated with Adventist Health Glendale. Dmand AI also links Dr. Riffel Dalinger to 4 more home health agencies and 1 physician office, each named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Hugo D. Riffel Dalinger's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Riffel Dalinger practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Ben B. Shenassa, M.D. Inc.Available with a free account
+6 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Hugo D. Riffel Dalinger is one of 2,375 cardiologists in California

Cardiovascular disease is Dr. Riffel Dalinger's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RC0000X. Dr. Riffel Dalinger is board certified in cardiovascular disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Riffel Dalinger is licensed in California.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Cardiovascular disease, CaliforniaPrimaryLicense A30878 · 1977 to 2026 · taxonomy 207RC0000X

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists aneurysm, arterial blot clot /embolism, atrial fibrillation and flutter, cardiomyopathy, cerebrovascular disease, chronic hypertension, coronary artery disease and heart blockage among the conditions Dr. Riffel Dalinger treats.

Cardiologists near Dr. Riffel Dalinger

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Hugo D. Riffel Dalinger billed Medicare for 3,749 services in 2024

CMS data shows 3,749 Medicare services from Dr. Riffel Dalinger across 26 procedure codes in 2024, for 440 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $404,371 for them.

Medicare services, 20243,749
Medicare patients440
Paid by Medicare$404,371
Procedure codes26

Dr. Riffel Dalinger's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 1,5982024: 1,5463%
Tests and treatments
2023: 1,8282024: 1,54116%
Drugs given in the office
2023: 1,9642024: 29685%
Other services
2023: 2942024: 19534%
Imaging
2023: 1022024: 17168%

Where Dr. Riffel Dalinger's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office3,53094%
  • In a facility2196%

Dr. Riffel Dalinger compared with the California median for cardiologists, 2024

  • Dr. Riffel Dalinger
  • California median
Medicare services
3,749vs 1,5602.4 times
Medicare patients
440vs 64432% below
Part D claims
5,891vs 1,4104.2 times

Medians across 2,237 cardiologists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Riffel Dalinger's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Hugo D. Riffel Dalinger treated 440 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 80

CMS counts 440 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Riffel Dalinger in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 178 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 44% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.72, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Riffel Dalinger's median patient age at 77, with 54% women.

Medicare patients, 2024440
Average age80
Average risk score1.72
Also on Medicaid44%

Dr. Riffel Dalinger's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Riffel Dalinger's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women24055%
  • Men20045%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Riffel Dalinger's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Ischemic heart disease75%
  4. Arthritis60%
  5. Diabetes48%
  6. Heart failure37%
  7. Anxiety33%
  8. Atrial fibrillation32%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Riffel Dalinger's patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 77

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women54%
  • Men46%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Hugo D. Riffel Dalinger wrote 6,395 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Riffel Dalinger wrote 6,395 Medicare Part D claims for 477 patients. 81% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 5,891 of them, across 101 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,384,054 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 6,398 claims across 101 drugs.

Part D claims, 20246,395
Drugs named by CMS101
Total drug cost$1.4M
Part D patients477

Dr. Riffel Dalinger's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic5,183 claims81%
  • Brand-name1,195 claims19%
  • Other17 claims0%

Dr. Riffel Dalinger's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Riffel Dalinger's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids2%98 of 6,395 claims
  • Antibiotics2%140 of 6,395 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 6,3982024: 5,8918%

Drugs named by CMS: 101 in 2024, 101 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Hugo D. Riffel Dalinger scored 75 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 75 out of 100 for Dr. Riffel Dalinger for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Riffel Dalinger accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Riffel Dalinger as offering telehealth.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
MIPS final score, 2024
75 of 100

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026

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Dr. Hugo D. Riffel Dalinger received $226,274 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 1,333 general payments to Dr. Riffel Dalinger from 53 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 80% of the total. Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc paid the most, $92,169.

General payments to Dr. Riffel Dalinger by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Riffel Dalinger by kind, 2016 to 2025

$226.3Kin total
  • Speaker and faculty fees$180,30480%
  • Food and beverage$35,76116%
  • Travel and lodging$9,9764%
  • Education$2330%

Companies that paid Dr. Riffel Dalinger the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Hugo D. Riffel Dalinger has 1 award and honors on record

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Riffel Dalinger.

Awards and honors for Dr. Riffel Dalinger

  1. Undated
    • ACC Fellow

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Hugo D. Riffel Dalinger graduated from Universidad Nacional de Cordoba

Dr. Riffel Dalinger graduated from Universidad Nacional de Cordoba in 1974.

  1. Medical schoolUniversidad Nacional de Cordoba
  2. Board certified in cardiovascular diseaseAmerican Board of Internal Medicine
  3. Board certified in internal medicineAmerican Board of Internal Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Hugo D. Riffel Dalinger accepts plans from 17 insurance carriers

Dr. Riffel Dalinger is in network with 17 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

Plan types Dr. Riffel Dalinger accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO10
  2. HMO9
  3. Medicare9
  4. EPO4
  5. POS4
  6. Medicaid1

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Hugo D. Riffel Dalinger's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Awards and committee rolesDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Hugo D. Riffel Dalinger's NPI number?

Dr. Hugo D. Riffel Dalinger's NPI number is 1699727990. It was assigned on May 16, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Hugo D. Riffel Dalinger?

Dr. Hugo D. Riffel Dalinger is a cardiologist in Los Angeles, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Cardiovascular Disease Physician (taxonomy code 207RC0000X).

Where does Dr. Hugo D. Riffel Dalinger practice?

Dr. Riffel Dalinger practices at 2750 W Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90041. Dr. Riffel Dalinger's primary practice is Ben B. Shenassa, M.D. Inc. in Los Angeles, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Riffel Dalinger to 4 home health agencies and 1 physician office.

What is Dr. Hugo D. Riffel Dalinger's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Riffel Dalinger is (323) 543-4250.

What is Dr. Hugo D. Riffel Dalinger's medical license number?

Dr. Riffel Dalinger holds California license A30878.

Which hospitals is Dr. Hugo D. Riffel Dalinger affiliated with?

Dr. Riffel Dalinger is affiliated with Adventist Health Glendale.

Does Dr. Hugo D. Riffel Dalinger accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Riffel Dalinger billed Medicare for 3,749 services in 2024, and Dr. Riffel Dalinger accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. Hugo D. Riffel Dalinger offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Riffel Dalinger as offering telehealth services.

What is Dr. Hugo D. Riffel Dalinger's MIPS score?

Dr. Riffel Dalinger's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 75 out of 100, reported individually.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Hugo D. Riffel Dalinger see?

CMS counts 440 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Riffel Dalinger in 2024, with an average age of 80.

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Is Dr. Hugo D. Riffel Dalinger board certified?

Yes. Dr. Riffel Dalinger is board certified in cardiovascular disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine.

What services does Dr. Hugo D. Riffel Dalinger bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Riffel Dalinger's most billed Medicare services were heart test or procedure (93000), office visit, established patient (99213) and office visit, established patient (99214).

Where did Dr. Hugo D. Riffel Dalinger go to medical school?

Dr. Riffel Dalinger graduated from Universidad Nacional de Cordoba in 1974.

What drugs does Dr. Hugo D. Riffel Dalinger prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Riffel Dalinger's most prescribed drugs by claims were Rosuvastatin Calcium, Metoprolol Succinate and Atorvastatin Calcium.

Has Dr. Hugo D. Riffel Dalinger received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $226,274 in general payments to Dr. Riffel Dalinger from 53 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

How long has Dr. Hugo D. Riffel Dalinger been practicing?

Dr. Riffel Dalinger graduated from medical school in 1974, 52 years ago.

What insurance does Dr. Hugo D. Riffel Dalinger accept?

Dr. Riffel Dalinger is in network with 17 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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