Dr. Marijeta Pekez, MD

Dr. Pekez practices at Lexington Surgery Center in Lexington, Kentucky.

Dr. Pekez's NPI, 1669884532, was assigned on May 28, 2014. Dr. Pekez holds Kentucky license 51473.

Dr. Pekez's primary practice is Lexington Surgery Center, at 2115 Harrodsburg Road, Lexington, KY 40504. The practice phone is (859) 276-2525.

Dr. Pekez's primary practice is Lexington Surgery Center in Lexington, Kentucky. Dr. Pekez is also affiliated with University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Hospital. The medical group on file is UK HealthCare. Dmand AI also links Dr. Pekez to 1 more hospital, 3 group practices and clinics and 3 medical groups, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Pekez practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Gastroenterology is Dr. Pekez's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RG0100X. Dmand AI has Dr. Pekez's licenses on file in 2 states: Kentucky and Pennsylvania.

CMS data shows 195 Medicare services from Dr. Pekez across 9 procedure codes in 2024, for 184 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $19,609 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 184 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Pekez in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 96 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 33% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.16, 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. Pekez's median patient age at 57, with 60% women.

In 2024, Dr. Pekez wrote 232 Medicare Part D claims for 113 patients. 60% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 127 of them, across 6 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $276,788 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 79 claims across 5 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 86 out of 100 for Dr. Pekez for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Pekez accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Pekez as offering telehealth. CMS counts 52 procedures of upper gastrointestinal (gi) endoscopy for acid reflux by Dr. Pekez, more than 64% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

CMS Open Payments shows 11 general payments to Dr. Pekez from 8 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2018. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 83% of the total. Bristol-Myers Squibb Company paid the most, $146.