Dr. Richard Colon-Ortiz, MD

  • Bogalusa, LA
  • Cardiologist
NPI1982794640PAC ID4587648258
Medicare services, 2024
3,255
Medicare patients, 2024
761
Part D claims, 2024
3,616
Hospital affiliations
5
Industry payments
$762
Practice address
433 Plaza Street, Bogalusa, LA 70427
Practice phone
Call (985) 730-6700
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Primary practice

Our Lady of the Angels Hospital

Hospital · Bogalusa, Louisiana

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Dr. Richard Colon-Ortiz is a cardiologist in Bogalusa, Louisiana

Dr. Colon-Ortiz practices at Our Lady of the Angels Hospital in Bogalusa, Louisiana, part of Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady.

Dr. Colon-Ortiz's NPI, 1982794640, was assigned on October 13, 2006. Dr. Colon-Ortiz graduated from Medical College of Wisconsin in 1986. Dr. Colon-Ortiz holds Louisiana license 020229.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
4587648258
NPI enumeration date
October 13, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(985) 730-6700
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
66
Medical school graduation
1986

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

Dr. Richard Colon-Ortiz practices at Our Lady of the Angels Hospital in Bogalusa, Louisiana

Dr. Colon-Ortiz's primary practice is Our Lady of the Angels Hospital, at 433 Plaza Street, Bogalusa, LA 70427 in Washington Parish. The practice phone is (985) 730-6700.

Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dr. Richard Colon-Ortiz is affiliated with 9 sites of care and 3 medical groups

Dr. Colon-Ortiz's primary practice is Our Lady of the Angels Hospital in Bogalusa, Louisiana, part of Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady. Dr. Colon-Ortiz is also affiliated with Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans. The medical group on file is Our Lady of the Angels Hospital. Dmand AI also links Dr. Colon-Ortiz to 3 more hospitals, 2 home health agencies, 2 medical groups, 1 physician office and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account. Dr. Colon-Ortiz's employer is on file too: a hospital.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Richard Colon-Ortiz's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Colon-Ortiz practices, 9 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Our Lady of the Angels HospitalAvailable with a free account
+8 more sites and 2 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Richard Colon-Ortiz is one of 269 cardiologists in Louisiana

Cardiovascular disease is Dr. Colon-Ortiz's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RC0000X. Dr. Colon-Ortiz is licensed in Louisiana.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Cardiovascular disease, LouisianaPrimaryLicense 020229 · taxonomy 207RC0000X

Cardiologists near Dr. Colon-Ortiz

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

Dr. Richard Colon-Ortiz billed Medicare for 3,255 services in 2024

CMS data shows 3,255 Medicare services from Dr. Colon-Ortiz across 19 procedure codes in 2024, for 761 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $89,613 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 20243,255
Medicare patients761
Paid by Medicare$89,613
Procedure codes19

Dr. Colon-Ortiz's Medicare services by type, 2024

  1. Tests and treatments2,153
  2. Office and hospital visits659
  3. Other services361
  4. Imaging82

Dr. Colon-Ortiz compared with the Louisiana median for cardiologists, 2024

  • Dr. Colon-Ortiz
  • Louisiana median
Medicare services
3,255vs 1,69592% above
Medicare patients
761vs 7087% above
Part D claims
3,305vs 2,11456% above

Medians across 269 cardiologists in Louisiana with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Colon-Ortiz'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

Dr. Richard Colon-Ortiz treated 761 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74

CMS counts 761 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Colon-Ortiz in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 270 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 43% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.00, 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. Colon-Ortiz's median patient age at 61, with 57% women.

Medicare patients, 2024761
Average age74
Average risk score2.00
Also on Medicaid43%

Dr. Colon-Ortiz's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Colon-Ortiz's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women43257%
  • Men32943%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Colon-Ortiz's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis58%
  4. Ischemic heart disease51%
  5. Diabetes48%
  6. Chronic kidney disease46%
  7. Anxiety41%
  8. Mood disorders39%

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

Dr. Colon-Ortiz's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 61

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women57%
  • Men42%

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

Dr. Richard Colon-Ortiz wrote 3,616 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Colon-Ortiz wrote 3,616 Medicare Part D claims for 515 patients. 79% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 3,305 of them, across 49 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $574,280 in total drug cost.

Part D claims, 20243,616
Drugs named by CMS49
Total drug cost$574,280
Part D patients515

Dr. Colon-Ortiz's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic2,869 claims79%
  • Brand-name747 claims21%

Dr. Colon-Ortiz'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. Colon-Ortiz's Part D claims, 2024

  • Antibiotics1%39 of 3,616 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

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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

How Dr. Richard Colon-Ortiz takes part in Medicare

Dr. Colon-Ortiz accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Pacemaker insertion or repair: 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. Richard Colon-Ortiz received $762 in industry payments from 2024 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 38 general payments to Dr. Colon-Ortiz from 12 drug and device companies from 2024 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Boston Scientific Corporation paid the most, $146.

General payments to Dr. Colon-Ortiz by program year, 2024 to 2025

Companies that paid Dr. Colon-Ortiz the most, 2024 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. Richard Colon-Ortiz graduated from Medical College of Wisconsin

Dr. Colon-Ortiz graduated from Medical College of Wisconsin in 1986.

  1. Medical schoolMedical College of Wisconsin

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Sources for Dr. Richard Colon-Ortiz'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
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Richard Colon-Ortiz's NPI number?

Dr. Richard Colon-Ortiz's NPI number is 1982794640. It was assigned on October 13, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Richard Colon-Ortiz?

Dr. Richard Colon-Ortiz is a cardiologist in Bogalusa, Louisiana. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Cardiovascular Disease Physician (taxonomy code 207RC0000X).

Where does Dr. Richard Colon-Ortiz practice?

Dr. Colon-Ortiz practices at 433 Plaza Street, Bogalusa, LA 70427. Dr. Colon-Ortiz's primary practice is Our Lady of the Angels Hospital in Bogalusa, Louisiana, part of Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady. Dmand AI also links Dr. Colon-Ortiz to 3 hospitals, 2 home health agencies, 2 medical groups, 1 physician office and 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Dr. Richard Colon-Ortiz's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Colon-Ortiz is (985) 730-6700.

What is Dr. Richard Colon-Ortiz's medical license number?

Dr. Colon-Ortiz holds Louisiana license 020229.

Which hospitals is Dr. Richard Colon-Ortiz affiliated with?

Dr. Colon-Ortiz practices at Our Lady of the Angels Hospital in Bogalusa, Louisiana. Dr. Colon-Ortiz is also affiliated with Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans. Dmand AI links Dr. Colon-Ortiz to 3 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Richard Colon-Ortiz part of?

Dr. Colon-Ortiz is linked to Our Lady of the Angels Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Colon-Ortiz to 2 more medical groups.

Does Dr. Richard Colon-Ortiz accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Colon-Ortiz billed Medicare for 3,255 services in 2024, and Dr. Colon-Ortiz accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Richard Colon-Ortiz see?

CMS counts 761 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Colon-Ortiz in 2024, with an average age of 74.

What services does Dr. Richard Colon-Ortiz bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Colon-Ortiz's most billed Medicare services were heart test or procedure (93010), office visit, established patient (99214) and medicare service (G2211).

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Where did Dr. Richard Colon-Ortiz go to medical school?

Dr. Colon-Ortiz graduated from Medical College of Wisconsin in 1986.

What drugs does Dr. Richard Colon-Ortiz prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Colon-Ortiz's most prescribed drugs by claims were Metoprolol Succinate, Eliquis and Spironolactone.

Has Dr. Richard Colon-Ortiz received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $762 in general payments to Dr. Colon-Ortiz from 12 companies from 2024 to 2025. The largest total came from Boston Scientific Corporation.

How long has Dr. Richard Colon-Ortiz been practicing?

Dr. Colon-Ortiz graduated from medical school in 1986, 40 years ago.

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