Ariel Portera

  • San Diego, CA
  • Neuromusculoskeletal medicine and omm physician
NPI1841721784PAC ID0143648485
Medicare services, 2024
404
Medicare patients, 2024
105
Part D claims, 2024
144
Publications
1
MIPS score, 2024
91
Practice address
200 W Arbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92103
Practice phone
Call (619) 543-6222
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Primary practice

UCSD Hillcrest Medical Center

San Diego, California

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Ariel Portera is a neuromusculoskeletal medicine and omm physician in San Diego, California

Ariel Portera practices at UCSD Hillcrest Medical Center in San Diego, California.

Ariel Portera's NPI, 1841721784, was assigned on March 22, 2017. Ariel Portera graduated from Lake Erie Col of Osteopathic Medicine, Bradenton in 2017. Ariel Portera holds California license 20A16832.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
0143648485
NPI enumeration date
March 22, 2017
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(619) 543-6222
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Sex
Female
Estimated age
35
Medical school graduation
2017

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

Ariel Portera practices at UCSD Hillcrest Medical Center in San Diego, California

Ariel Portera's primary practice is UCSD Hillcrest Medical Center, at 200 W Arbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92103 in San Diego County. The practice phone is (619) 543-6222.

  • UCSD Hillcrest Medical Center
    200 W Arbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92103 · San Diego CountyPhone(619) 543-6222

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

Ariel Portera is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group

Ariel Portera's primary practice is UCSD Hillcrest Medical Center in San Diego, California. Ariel Portera is also affiliated with Hillcrest Medical Center. The medical group on file is UC San Diego Health.

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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 Ariel Portera's practice

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EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
UCSD Hillcrest Medical CenterAvailable with a free account
+1 more affiliated siteAvailable with a free account

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Ariel Portera is one of 174 neuromusculoskeletal medicines and omm physicians in California

Neuromusculoskeletal medicine and omm is Ariel Portera's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 204D00000X. Ariel Portera is licensed in California.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Neuromusculoskeletal medicine and omm, CaliforniaPrimaryLicense 20A16832 · taxonomy 204D00000X

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Ariel Portera billed Medicare for 404 services in 2024

CMS data shows 404 Medicare services from Ariel Portera across 7 procedure codes in 2024, for 105 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $30,057 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 2024404
Medicare patients105
Paid by Medicare$30,057
Procedure codes7

Ariel Portera's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 912024: 229152%
Other services
2023: 02024: 105
Tests and treatments
2023: 162024: 70338%

Ariel Portera compared with the California median for neuromusculoskeletal medicines and omm physicians, 2024

  • Ariel Portera
  • California median
Medicare services
404vs 418Close to median
Medicare patients
105vs 502.1 times
Part D claims
36vs 4622% below

Medians across 157 neuromusculoskeletal medicines and omm physicians in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Ariel Portera's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

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

Ariel Portera treated 105 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 71

CMS counts 105 Medicare patients who saw Ariel Portera in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 58 patients. 66% of them have high cholesterol, and 56% have high blood pressure. 22% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.14, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Ariel Portera's median patient age at 48, with 71% women.

Medicare patients, 2024105
Average age71
Average risk score1.14
Also on Medicaid22%

Ariel Portera's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Ariel Portera's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women7370%
  • Men3230%

Chronic conditions among Ariel Portera's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High cholesterol66%
  2. High blood pressure56%
  3. Arthritis53%
  4. Mood disorders37%
  5. Anxiety32%
  6. Depression30%
  7. Osteoporosis26%
  8. Ischemic heart disease24%

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

Ariel Portera's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 48

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women71%
  • Men28%

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

Ariel Portera wrote 144 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Ariel Portera wrote 144 Medicare Part D claims for 31 patients. 76% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 36 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $229 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 54 claims across 4 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024144
Drugs named by CMS2
Total drug cost$229
Part D patients31

Ariel Portera's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic110 claims76%
  • Brand-name and other34 claims24%

Ariel Portera'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.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 542024: 3633%

Drugs named by CMS: 2 in 2024, 4 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

Ariel Portera scored 91 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 91 out of 100 for Ariel Portera for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Ariel Portera accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Ariel Portera as offering telehealth.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Ariel Portera's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 91of 100Final score
  • 84.1of 100Quality
  • 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 74of 100Cost

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Removal of skin lesions: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

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

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Ariel Portera has 1 publication on record

Dmand AI links 1 paper to Ariel Portera in 2021. Ariel Portera's most frequent co-author is Pam Rajendran Taub, MD.

Papers1

Ariel Portera's most frequent co-authors

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Ariel Portera graduated from Lake Erie Col of Osteopathic Medicine, Bradenton

Ariel Portera graduated from Lake Erie Col of Osteopathic Medicine, Bradenton in 2017.

  1. Medical schoolLake Erie Col of Osteopathic Medicine, Bradenton

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Sources for Ariel Portera'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)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
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 Ariel Portera's NPI number?

Ariel Portera's NPI number is 1841721784. It was assigned on March 22, 2017, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What does Ariel Portera specialize in?

Ariel Portera is a neuromusculoskeletal medicine and omm physician in San Diego, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine & OMM Physician (taxonomy code 204D00000X).

Where does Ariel Portera practice?

Ariel Portera practices at 200 W Arbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92103. Ariel Portera's primary practice is UCSD Hillcrest Medical Center in San Diego, California.

What is Ariel Portera's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Ariel Portera is (619) 543-6222.

What is Ariel Portera's medical license number?

Ariel Portera holds California license 20A16832.

Which hospitals is Ariel Portera affiliated with?

Ariel Portera is affiliated with Hillcrest Medical Center.

What medical group is Ariel Portera part of?

Ariel Portera is linked to UC San Diego Health.

Does Ariel Portera accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Ariel Portera billed Medicare for 404 services in 2024, and Ariel Portera accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Ariel Portera offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Ariel Portera as offering telehealth services.

What is Ariel Portera's MIPS score?

Ariel Portera's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 91 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

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How many Medicare patients does Ariel Portera see?

CMS counts 105 Medicare patients who saw Ariel Portera in 2024, with an average age of 71.

What services does Ariel Portera bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Ariel Portera's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), medicare service (G2211) and office visit, established patient (99213).

Where did Ariel Portera go to medical school?

Ariel Portera graduated from Lake Erie Col of Osteopathic Medicine, Bradenton in 2017.

What drugs does Ariel Portera prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Ariel Portera's most prescribed drugs by claims were Levothyroxine Sodium and Atorvastatin Calcium.

How long has Ariel Portera been practicing?

Ariel Portera graduated from medical school in 2017, 9 years ago.

Does Ariel Portera do research?

Dmand AI links 1 publication to Ariel Portera.

Who does Ariel Portera publish with?

Ariel Portera's most frequent co-authors are Pam Rajendran Taub, MD (1 shared paper).

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