Dr. Judith B. Romero, MD

  • Laguna Niguel, CA
  • Dermatologist
NPI1710073697PAC ID4880754050
Medicare services, 2024
976
Medicare patients, 2024
108
Part D claims, 2024
158
Industry payments
$4,077
Affiliated sites
1
Practice address
30201 Golden Lantern, Laguna Niguel, CA 92677
Practice phone
Call (949) 363-1788
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Primary practice

Lorrie J Klein MD APC

Laguna Niguel, California

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Dr. Judith B. Romero is a dermatologist in Laguna Niguel, California

Dr. Romero practices at Lorrie J Klein MD APC in Laguna Niguel, California.

Dr. Romero's NPI, 1710073697, was assigned on October 5, 2006. Dr. Romero graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1996. Dr. Romero holds California license A73488.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
4880754050
NPI enumeration date
October 5, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(949) 363-1788
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Sex
Female
Estimated age
56
Medical school graduation
1996

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

Dr. Judith B. Romero practices at Lorrie J Klein MD APC in Laguna Niguel, California

Dr. Romero's primary practice is Lorrie J Klein MD APC, at 30201 Golden Lantern, Laguna Niguel, CA 92677 in Orange County. The practice phone is (949) 363-1788.

  • Lorrie J Klein MD APC
    30201 Golden Lantern, Laguna Niguel, CA 92677 · Orange CountyPhone(949) 363-1788

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

Dr. Judith B. Romero is affiliated with 2 sites of care

Dr. Romero's primary practice is Lorrie J Klein MD APC in Laguna Niguel, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Romero to 1 physician office, named with a free account.

Lorrie J Klein MD APCLaguna Niguel, CaliforniaPrimary
1 physician officeName with a free account
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Judith B. Romero's practice

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EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Lorrie J Klein MD APCAvailable with a free account
+1 more affiliated siteAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Judith B. Romero is one of 1,910 dermatologists in California

Dermatology is Dr. Romero's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207N00000X. Dr. Romero is licensed in California.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Dermatology, CaliforniaPrimaryLicense A73488 · taxonomy 207N00000X

Dermatologists near Dr. Romero

Counts of dermatologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.

1,910dermatologists in California
3dermatologists in Laguna Niguel

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

Dr. Judith B. Romero billed Medicare for 976 services in 2024

CMS data shows 976 Medicare services from Dr. Romero across 10 procedure codes in 2024, for 108 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $52,094 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 2024976
Medicare patients108
Paid by Medicare$52,094
Procedure codes10

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Surgery
2023: 2732024: 591116%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 2102024: 38583%

Dr. Romero compared with the California median for dermatologists, 2024

  • Dr. Romero
  • California median
Medicare services
976vs 1,75044% below
Medicare patients
108vs 37771% below
Part D claims
55vs 36785% below

Medians across 1,831 dermatologists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Romero'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. Judith B. Romero treated 108 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74

CMS counts 108 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Romero in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 57 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 62% have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 1.15, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Romero's median patient age at 61, with 62% women.

Medicare patients, 2024108
Average age74
Average risk score1.15

Dr. Romero's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Romero's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women6661%
  • Men4239%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Romero's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High cholesterol75%
  2. High blood pressure62%
  3. Arthritis50%
  4. Chronic kidney disease25%
  5. Diabetes22%
  6. Anxiety21%
  7. Ischemic heart disease21%
  8. Mood disorders19%

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

Dr. Romero's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 61

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women62%
  • Men37%

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

Dr. Judith B. Romero wrote 158 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Romero wrote 158 Medicare Part D claims for 61 patients. 96% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 55 of them, across 4 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,124 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 15 claims across 1 drug.

Part D claims, 2024158
Drugs named by CMS4
Total drug cost$1,124
Part D patients61

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

  • Generic151 claims96%
  • Brand-name and other7 claims4%

Dr. Romero'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. Romero's Part D claims, 2024

  • Antibiotics13%21 of 158 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: 152024: 55267%

Drugs named by CMS: 4 in 2024, 1 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. Judith B. Romero ranks in the 80th percentile for removal of skin lesions in Medicare

Dr. Romero accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 226 procedures of removal of skin lesions by Dr. Romero, more than 80% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Where Dr. Romero ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Removal of skin lesions
80th percentile226 procedures
Skin biopsy
68th percentile47 procedures

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Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Judith B. Romero received $4,077 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 247 general payments to Dr. Romero from 35 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 92% of the total. Journey Medical Corporation paid the most, $563.

General payments to Dr. Romero by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Romero by kind, 2016 to 2025

$4.1Kin total
  • Food and beverage$3,77092%
  • Education$3078%

Companies that paid Dr. Romero the most, 2016 to 2025

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

Dr. Judith B. Romero graduated from Harvard Medical School

Dr. Romero graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1996.

  1. Medical schoolHarvard Medical School

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Judith B. Romero'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 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)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Judith B. Romero's NPI number?

Dr. Judith B. Romero's NPI number is 1710073697. It was assigned on October 5, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Judith B. Romero?

Dr. Judith B. Romero is a dermatologist in Laguna Niguel, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Dermatology Physician (taxonomy code 207N00000X).

Where does Dr. Judith B. Romero practice?

Dr. Romero practices at 30201 Golden Lantern, Laguna Niguel, CA 92677. Dr. Romero's primary practice is Lorrie J Klein MD APC in Laguna Niguel, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Romero to 1 physician office.

What is Dr. Judith B. Romero's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Romero is (949) 363-1788.

What is Dr. Judith B. Romero's medical license number?

Dr. Romero holds California license A73488.

Does Dr. Judith B. Romero accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Romero billed Medicare for 976 services in 2024, and Dr. Romero accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Judith B. Romero see?

CMS counts 108 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Romero in 2024, with an average age of 74.

What services does Dr. Judith B. Romero bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Romero's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), surgery: skin and soft tissue (17003) and surgery: skin and soft tissue (17000).

Where did Dr. Judith B. Romero go to medical school?

Dr. Romero graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1996.

What drugs does Dr. Judith B. Romero prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Romero's most prescribed drugs by claims were Imiquimod, Triamcinolone Acetonide and Clobetasol Propionate.

Has Dr. Judith B. Romero received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $4,077 in general payments to Dr. Romero from 35 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Journey Medical Corporation.

How long has Dr. Judith B. Romero been practicing?

Dr. Romero graduated from medical school in 1996, 30 years ago.

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