Dr. Claudia Mercedes Lora, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 91
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 66
- Part D claims, 2024
- 180
- Publications
- 40
- MIPS score, 2024
- 93
- Practice address
- 1740 West Taylor St Suite 1400, Chicago, IL 60612
- Practice phone
- Call (312) 996-3900
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. Claudia Mercedes Lora is a nephrologist in Chicago, Illinois
Dr. Lora practices at University of Illinois Hospital in Chicago, Illinois, part of University of Illinois System.
Dr. Lora's NPI, 1588867410, was assigned on June 7, 2007. Dr. Lora graduated from University of Illinois College of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb) in 2002. Dr. Lora holds Illinois license 336.080840.
- NPI
- 1588867410NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 4385735737
- NPI enumeration date
- June 7, 2007
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (312) 996-3900
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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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. Claudia Mercedes Lora practices at University of Illinois Hospital in Chicago, Illinois
Dr. Lora's primary practice is University of Illinois Hospital, at 1740 West Taylor St Suite 1400, Chicago, IL 60612 in Cook County. The practice phone is (312) 996-3900.
- University of Illinois Hospital1740 West Taylor St Suite 1400, Chicago, IL 60612 · Cook CountyPhone(312) 996-3900
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Claudia Mercedes Lora is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Lora's primary practice is University of Illinois Hospital in Chicago, Illinois, part of University of Illinois System. The medical group on file is University of Illinois Physicians Group (UIPG). Dmand AI also links Dr. Lora to 1 more dialysis center and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Claudia Mercedes Lora's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Lora practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| University of Illinois Hospital | Available with a free account |
| +2 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Claudia Mercedes Lora is one of 534 nephrologists in Illinois
Nephrology is Dr. Lora's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RN0300X. Dr. Lora is licensed in Illinois.
Specialties and state licenses
- Nephrology, IllinoisPrimary
Nephrologists near Dr. Lora
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Claudia Mercedes Lora billed Medicare for 91 services in 2024
CMS data shows 91 Medicare services from Dr. Lora across 3 procedure codes in 2024, for 66 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $6,234 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.
Dr. Lora's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 492024: 538%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 312024: 3823%
Dr. Lora compared with the Illinois median for nephrologists, 2024
- Dr. Lora
- Illinois median
- Medicare services
- 91vs 1,28493% below
- Medicare patients
- 66vs 35782% below
- Part D claims
- 84vs 57885% below
Medians across 526 nephrologists in Illinois with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Lora'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. Claudia Mercedes Lora treated 66 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 60
CMS counts 66 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Lora in 2024. The largest group is under 65, with 34 patients. 75% of them have chronic kidney disease, and 75% have high blood pressure. 74% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 8.62, 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. Lora's median patient age at 68, with 59% women.
Dr. Lora's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Lora's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women3147%
- Men3553%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Lora's Medicare patients, 2024
- Chronic kidney disease75%
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Diabetes74%
- Heart failure71%
- Ischemic heart disease65%
- Arthritis39%
- Atrial fibrillation35%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Lora's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 68
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women59%
- Men37%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Claudia Mercedes Lora wrote 180 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Lora wrote 180 Medicare Part D claims for 18 patients. 69% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 84 of them, across 4 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $6,886 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 101 claims across 6 drugs.
Dr. Lora's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic124 claims69%
- Brand-name56 claims31%
Dr. Lora'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: 1012024: 8417%
Drugs named by CMS: 4 in 2024, 6 in 2023.
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. Claudia Mercedes Lora scored 93 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 93 out of 100 for Dr. Lora for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Lora accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Lora's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 93of 100Final score
- 73.5of 100Quality
- 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 71of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
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. Claudia Mercedes Lora has 40 publications on record
Dmand AI links 40 papers to Dr. Lora, published from 2010 to 2025. 2016 was the busiest year, with 7. The most frequent topics are Renal Insufficiency, Chronic, Hispanic or Latino and Kidney Failure, Chronic. Dr. Lora has published most often in Am J Kidney Dis. Dr. Lora's most frequent co-authors are James P. Lash, Ana C. Ricardo, MD, MPH and Alan S. Go, MD.
Dr. Lora's papers by year, 2016 to 2025
Topics Dr. Lora writes about most
- Renal Insufficiency, Chronic
- Hispanic or Latino
- Kidney Failure, Chronic
- Disease Progression
- Diabetes Mellitus
- Health Literacy
- Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors
- Angiotensin Receptor Antagonists
Dr. Lora's most frequent co-authors
Recent publications by Dr. Lora
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Claudia Mercedes Lora received $8,627 in industry payments from 2016 to 2023
CMS Open Payments shows 12 general payments to Dr. Lora from 5 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2023. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 96% of the total. Travere Therapeutics, Inc. paid the most, $4,476.
General payments to Dr. Lora by program year, 2016 to 2023
General payments to Dr. Lora by kind, 2016 to 2023
- Consulting fees$8,28096%
- Food and beverage$3134%
- Travel and lodging$340%
Companies that paid Dr. Lora the most, 2016 to 2023
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Claudia Mercedes Lora graduated from University of Illinois College of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb)
Dr. Lora graduated from University of Illinois College of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb) in 2002.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Claudia Mercedes Lora's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare 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 percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Claudia Mercedes Lora's NPI number?
Dr. Claudia Mercedes Lora's NPI number is 1588867410. It was assigned on June 7, 2007, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Claudia Mercedes Lora?
Dr. Claudia Mercedes Lora is a nephrologist in Chicago, Illinois. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Nephrology Physician (taxonomy code 207RN0300X).
Where does Dr. Claudia Mercedes Lora practice?
Dr. Lora practices at 1740 West Taylor St Suite 1400, Chicago, IL 60612. Dr. Lora's primary practice is University of Illinois Hospital in Chicago, Illinois, part of University of Illinois System. Dmand AI also links Dr. Lora to 1 dialysis center and 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. Claudia Mercedes Lora's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Lora is (312) 996-3900.
What is Dr. Claudia Mercedes Lora's medical license number?
Dr. Lora holds Illinois license 336.080840.
Which hospitals is Dr. Claudia Mercedes Lora affiliated with?
Dr. Lora practices at University of Illinois Hospital in Chicago, Illinois.
What medical group is Dr. Claudia Mercedes Lora part of?
Dr. Lora is linked to University of Illinois Physicians Group (UIPG).
Does Dr. Claudia Mercedes Lora accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Lora billed Medicare for 91 services in 2024, and Dr. Lora accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Claudia Mercedes Lora's MIPS score?
Dr. Lora's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 93 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Claudia Mercedes Lora see?
CMS counts 66 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Lora in 2024, with an average age of 60.
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What services does Dr. Claudia Mercedes Lora bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Lora's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99232), dialysis (90935) and hospital inpatient care (99222).
Where did Dr. Claudia Mercedes Lora go to medical school?
Dr. Lora graduated from University of Illinois College of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb) in 2002.
What drugs does Dr. Claudia Mercedes Lora prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Lora's most prescribed drugs by claims were Prosol, Sevelamer Carbonate and Carvedilol.
Has Dr. Claudia Mercedes Lora received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $8,627 in general payments to Dr. Lora from 5 companies from 2016 to 2023. The largest total came from Travere Therapeutics, Inc.
How long has Dr. Claudia Mercedes Lora been practicing?
Dr. Lora graduated from medical school in 2002, 24 years ago.
Does Dr. Claudia Mercedes Lora do research?
Dmand AI links 40 publications to Dr. Lora, published from 2010 to 2025.
Who does Dr. Claudia Mercedes Lora publish with?
Dr. Lora's most frequent co-authors are James P. Lash (17 shared papers), Ana C. Ricardo, MD, MPH (15 shared papers) and Alan S. Go, MD (12 shared papers).
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