Dr. Jose Luis Relacion Aranez, MD

Dr. Aranez practices at Galea Center for Advanced Surgery in Newport Beach, California.

Dr. Aranez's NPI, 1932466125, was assigned on April 12, 2012. Dr. Aranez graduated from American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine in 2012. Dr. Aranez holds California license A135164.

Dr. Aranez's primary practice is Galea Center for Advanced Surgery, at 20360 Sw Birch Street, Suite 160, Newport Beach, CA 92660. The practice phone is (626) 394-1580.

Dr. Aranez's primary practice is Galea Center for Advanced Surgery in Newport Beach, California. Dr. Aranez is also affiliated with MemorialCare Saddleback Medical Center. The medical group on file is MemorialCare Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Aranez to 1 more hospital, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 ambulatory surgery center, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Aranez practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Gastroenterology is Dr. Aranez's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RG0100X. Dr. Aranez is board certified in gastroenterology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Aranez's licenses on file in 4 states: California, Texas, Washington and New York.

Dmand AI lists acid reflux, colonoscopy, gastroenteritis, gastrointestinal bleeding, pancreas or bile duct endoscopy (ERCP) and upper GI endoscopy among the conditions Dr. Aranez treats.

CMS data shows 525 Medicare services from Dr. Aranez across 14 procedure codes in 2024, for 203 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $57,170 for them.

CMS counts 203 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Aranez in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 92 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 30% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.73, 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. Aranez's median patient age at 62, with 54% women.

In 2024, Dr. Aranez wrote 605 Medicare Part D claims for 289 patients. 84% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 522 of them, across 13 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $117,435 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 397 claims across 9 drugs.

Dr. Aranez accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Aranez as offering telehealth. CMS counts 276 procedures of upper gastrointestinal (gi) endoscopy for acid reflux by Dr. Aranez, more than 94% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 3 papers to Dr. Aranez, published from 2018 to 2020. 2020 was the busiest year, with 2. Dr. Aranez has published most often in VideoGIE. Dr. Aranez's most frequent co-authors are Nanfu Deng, MD, Rollin George, MD and Robert Jay Sealock, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 120 general payments to Dr. Aranez from 18 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 83% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $1,128.

Dr. Aranez graduated from American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine in 2012. Dr. Aranez is a member of ACG, ACP and ASGE.

Dr. Aranez is in network with 20 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.