Dr. Laura Teresa Russo Herrera, MD

  • Visalia, CA
  • Internist
NPI1487838660PAC ID0648330282
Medicare services, 2024
969
Medicare patients, 2024
241
Part D claims, 2024
9,287
Hospital affiliations
2
Industry payments
$5,383
Practice address
400 W Mineral King Ave, Visalia, CA 93291
Practice phone
Call (559) 624-2000
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Primary practice

Kaweah Health Medical Center

Hospital · Visalia, California

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Dr. Laura Teresa Russo Herrera is an internist in Visalia, California

Dr. Russo Herrera practices at Kaweah Health Medical Center in Visalia, California, part of Kaweah Delta Health Care District.

Dr. Russo Herrera's NPI, 1487838660, was assigned on December 23, 2007. Dr. Russo Herrera graduated from Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena in 2002. Dr. Russo Herrera holds California license C56138.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
0648330282
NPI enumeration date
December 23, 2007
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(559) 624-2000
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Sex
Female
Estimated age
50
Medical school graduation
2002

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

Dr. Laura Teresa Russo Herrera practices at Kaweah Health Medical Center in Visalia, California

Dr. Russo Herrera's primary practice is Kaweah Health Medical Center, at 400 W Mineral King Ave, Visalia, CA 93291 in Tulare County. The practice phone is (559) 624-2000.

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Dr. Laura Teresa Russo Herrera is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Russo Herrera's primary practice is Kaweah Health Medical Center in Visalia, California, part of Kaweah Delta Health Care District. Dr. Russo Herrera is also affiliated with Adventist Health Tulare. Dmand AI also links Dr. Russo Herrera to 2 more home health agencies, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account. Dr. Russo Herrera's employer is on file too: a hospital.

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Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Laura Teresa Russo Herrera's practice

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

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Kaweah Health Medical CenterAvailable with a free account
+4 more sites and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Laura Teresa Russo Herrera is one of 16,751 internists in California

Internal medicine is Dr. Russo Herrera's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Russo Herrera is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Russo Herrera's licenses on file in 2 states: California and Massachusetts.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Internal medicine, CaliforniaPrimaryLicense C56138 · 2013 to 2027 · taxonomy 207R00000X
  • Massachusetts license2008 to 2017

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists acid reflux, acute sinusitis, acute skin infection, anxiety, arthritis, asthma, atrial fibrillation and flutter and bladder disease among the conditions Dr. Russo Herrera treats.

Internists near Dr. Russo Herrera

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

Dr. Laura Teresa Russo Herrera billed Medicare for 969 services in 2024

CMS data shows 969 Medicare services from Dr. Russo Herrera across 10 procedure codes in 2024, for 241 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $79,295 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 2024969
Medicare patients241
Paid by Medicare$79,295
Procedure codes10

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 6252024: 6534%
Other services
2023: 1772024: 28662%
Tests and treatments
2023: 422024: 3029%

Dr. Russo Herrera compared with the California median for internists, 2024

  • Dr. Russo Herrera
  • California median
Medicare services
969vs 3612.7 times
Medicare patients
241vs 15160% above
Part D claims
8,617vs 42120.5 times

Medians across 15,815 internists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Russo Herrera'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. Laura Teresa Russo Herrera treated 241 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75

CMS counts 241 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Russo Herrera in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 117 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 74% have high blood pressure. 6% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 0.90, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Russo Herrera's median patient age at 71, with 70% women.

Medicare patients, 2024241
Average age75
Average risk score0.90
Also on Medicaid6%

Dr. Russo Herrera's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Russo Herrera's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women16769%
  • Men7431%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Russo Herrera's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High cholesterol75%
  2. High blood pressure74%
  3. Arthritis33%
  4. Diabetes33%
  5. Osteoporosis31%
  6. Ischemic heart disease24%
  7. Chronic kidney disease22%
  8. Cancer17%

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

Dr. Russo Herrera's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 71

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women70%
  • Men30%

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

Dr. Laura Teresa Russo Herrera wrote 9,287 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Russo Herrera wrote 9,287 Medicare Part D claims for 491 patients. 86% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 8,617 of them, across 143 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $886,742 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 9,042 claims across 156 drugs.

Part D claims, 20249,287
Drugs named by CMS143
Total drug cost$886,742
Part D patients491

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

  • Generic7,999 claims86%
  • Brand-name1,193 claims13%
  • Other95 claims1%

Dr. Russo Herrera'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. Russo Herrera's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids2%172 of 9,287 claims
  • Antibiotics2%155 of 9,287 claims
  • Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over0%15 of 9,287 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: 9,0422024: 8,6175%

Drugs named by CMS: 143 in 2024, 156 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. Laura Teresa Russo Herrera offers telehealth to Medicare patients

Dr. Russo Herrera accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Russo Herrera as offering telehealth.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Removal of skin lesions: 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. Laura Teresa Russo Herrera received $5,383 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 357 general payments to Dr. Russo Herrera from 39 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 98% of the total. Novo Nordisk Inc paid the most, $1,308.

General payments to Dr. Russo Herrera by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Russo Herrera by kind, 2016 to 2025

$5.4Kin total
  • Food and beverage$5,29198%
  • Education$922%

Companies that paid Dr. Russo Herrera 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. Laura Teresa Russo Herrera graduated from Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena

Dr. Russo Herrera graduated from Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena in 2002.

  1. Medical schoolUniversidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena
  2. Board certified in internal medicineAmerican Board of Internal Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Laura Teresa Russo Herrera accepts plans from 15 insurance carriers

Dr. Russo Herrera is in network with 15 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.

  • Aetna
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • United Healthcare
  • Elevance
  • HCSC
  • Alliant Health Plans
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • Regence Health Plans
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Plan types Dr. Russo Herrera accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO10
  2. Medicare7
  3. HMO6
  4. POS5
  5. EPO4

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Laura Teresa Russo Herrera'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 phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand 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)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
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. Laura Teresa Russo Herrera's NPI number?

Dr. Laura Teresa Russo Herrera's NPI number is 1487838660. It was assigned on December 23, 2007, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Laura Teresa Russo Herrera?

Dr. Laura Teresa Russo Herrera is an internist in Visalia, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Internal Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207R00000X).

Where does Dr. Laura Teresa Russo Herrera practice?

Dr. Russo Herrera practices at 400 W Mineral King Ave, Visalia, CA 93291. Dr. Russo Herrera's primary practice is Kaweah Health Medical Center in Visalia, California, part of Kaweah Delta Health Care District. Dmand AI also links Dr. Russo Herrera to 2 home health agencies, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Laura Teresa Russo Herrera's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Russo Herrera is (559) 624-2000.

What is Dr. Laura Teresa Russo Herrera's medical license number?

Dr. Russo Herrera holds California license C56138, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. Laura Teresa Russo Herrera been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Russo Herrera in California (2013 to 2027) and Massachusetts (2008 to 2017).

Which hospitals is Dr. Laura Teresa Russo Herrera affiliated with?

Dr. Russo Herrera practices at Kaweah Health Medical Center in Visalia, California. Dr. Russo Herrera is also affiliated with Adventist Health Tulare.

Does Dr. Laura Teresa Russo Herrera accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Russo Herrera billed Medicare for 969 services in 2024, and Dr. Russo Herrera accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. Laura Teresa Russo Herrera offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Russo Herrera as offering telehealth services.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Laura Teresa Russo Herrera see?

CMS counts 241 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Russo Herrera in 2024, with an average age of 75.

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Is Dr. Laura Teresa Russo Herrera board certified?

Yes. Dr. Russo Herrera is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine.

What services does Dr. Laura Teresa Russo Herrera bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Russo Herrera's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), office visit, established patient (99214) and medicare service (G0439).

Where did Dr. Laura Teresa Russo Herrera go to medical school?

Dr. Russo Herrera graduated from Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena in 2002.

What drugs does Dr. Laura Teresa Russo Herrera prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Russo Herrera's most prescribed drugs by claims were Atorvastatin Calcium, Levothyroxine Sodium and Amlodipine Besylate.

Has Dr. Laura Teresa Russo Herrera received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $5,383 in general payments to Dr. Russo Herrera from 39 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Novo Nordisk Inc.

How long has Dr. Laura Teresa Russo Herrera been practicing?

Dr. Russo Herrera graduated from medical school in 2002, 24 years ago.

What insurance does Dr. Laura Teresa Russo Herrera accept?

Dr. Russo Herrera is in network with 15 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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