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Dr. Maria L. Parayno, MD

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Specializes in: Nuclear Medicine, Nuclear Radiology and Diagnostic Radiology
Tulane University School of Medicine
1500 E DUARTE ROAD
DUARTE, CA 91010

Dr. Maria L. Parayno, MD is a nuclear medicine specialist in DUARTE, CA specializing in nuclear medicine, nuclear radiology and diagnostic radiology. She graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine.

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Office Locations

1500 E DUARTE ROAD
DUARTE, CA 91010
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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Maria L. Parayno, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

bone scan
joint scan

By Affordability:

lymph node procedures
SPECT scan

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within California, Dr. Maria L. Parayno, MD performed more bone scan, and joint scan procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and she also had a list price for lymph node procedures, and SPECT scan that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 10%

By Volume:

nuclear scan

By Affordability:

abdominal CT scan
cardiac stress testing
lymphoscintigraphy scan
myocardial perfusion SPECT
nuclear stress test
stress testing

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within California, Dr. Maria L. Parayno, MD performed more nuclear scan procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of them and she also had a list price for abdominal CT scan, cardiac (heart) stress testing, lymphoscintigraphy scan (sentinel lymph node imaging), myocardial perfusion SPECT, nuclear stress test (myocardial perfusion imaging), and stress testing that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 25%

By Affordability:

bone scan
chest CT scan
CT scan
head/brain CT scan
joint scan
neck CT scan
nuclear scan
pelvic CT scan

In 2012, Dr. Maria L. Parayno, MD had a list price for bone scan, chest CT scan, CT scan, head/brain CT scan, joint scan, neck CT scan, nuclear scan, and pelvic CT scan that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within California. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Maria L. Parayno, MD treated as a nuclear medicine specialist in DUARTE, CA during 2012 were thoracic (chest) imaging, X-rays, CT scan and stress testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Maria L. Parayno, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging 51
brain imaging (neuroimaging) 82
cardiac procedures 138
CT scan 159
hip imaging 12
musculoskeletal imaging 12
nuclear scan 138
pelvic imaging 55
stress testing 138
thoracic (chest) imaging 441
ultrasound (sonogram) 12
X-rays 431

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Maria L. Parayno, MD treated as a nuclear medicine specialist in DUARTE, CA during 2013 were thoracic (chest) imaging, X-rays, CT scan and brain imaging (neuroimaging).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Maria L. Parayno, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging 88
brain imaging (neuroimaging) 324
cardiac procedures 254
CT scan 455
hip imaging 20
lymph node procedures 14
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) 58
musculoskeletal imaging 73
nuclear scan 260
pelvic imaging 95
spinal procedures 62
stress testing 254
thoracic (chest) imaging 1711
ultrasound (sonogram) 57
vascular procedures 58
X-rays 1701

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Maria L. Parayno, MD.

Gender
Male 1033
Female 1382
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 1668
Black 242
Hispanic 222
Asian 236
Other 36
Native American 11
Age
From 65 to 74 712
From 75 to 84 705
85 and over 464
Less than 65 534

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Maria L. Parayno, MD in 2013

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 61
Stroke 16
Ischemic Heart Disease 53
Depression 33
Chronic Kidney Disease 44
Asthma 14
Osteoperosis 9
Atrial Fibrilation 22
Heart Failure 46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 32
Diabetes 42
Dementia 24
Cancer 16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Maria L. Parayno, MD treated as a nuclear medicine specialist in DUARTE, CA during 2014 were X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging, CT scan and brain imaging (neuroimaging).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Maria L. Parayno, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging 105
brain imaging (neuroimaging) 326
cardiac procedures 285
CT scan 404
hip imaging 31
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) 67
musculoskeletal imaging 82
nuclear scan 271
pelvic imaging 124
spinal procedures 34
stress testing 285
thoracic (chest) imaging 1694
ultrasound (sonogram) 64
vascular procedures 71
X-rays 1763

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Maria L. Parayno, MD.

Gender
Male 1118
Female 1507
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 1736
Black 279
Hispanic 272
Asian 267
Other 55
Native American 16
Age
From 65 to 74 867
From 75 to 84 707
85 and over 476
Less than 65 575

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Maria L. Parayno, MD in 2014

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 63
Stroke 17
Ischemic Heart Disease 52
Depression 35
Chronic Kidney Disease 43
Asthma 16
Osteoperosis 9
Atrial Fibrilation 22
Heart Failure 44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 30
Diabetes 42
Dementia 20
Cancer 14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Maria L. Parayno, MD treated as a nuclear medicine specialist in DUARTE, CA during 2015 were X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging, CT scan and brain imaging (neuroimaging).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Maria L. Parayno, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging 80
brain imaging (neuroimaging) 240
cardiac procedures 239
CT scan 344
hip imaging 23
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) 39
musculoskeletal imaging 60
nuclear scan 224
pelvic imaging 108
spinal procedures 19
stress testing 239
thoracic (chest) imaging 1583
ultrasound (sonogram) 42
vascular procedures 42
X-rays 1615

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Maria L. Parayno, MD.

Gender
Male 2044
Female 2662
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 3212
Black 432
Hispanic 426
Asian 528
Other 80
Native American 28
Age
From 65 to 74 1628
From 75 to 84 1262
85 and over 900
Less than 65 916

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Maria L. Parayno, MD in 2015

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 62
Stroke 17
Ischemic Heart Disease 48
Depression 32
Chronic Kidney Disease 46
Asthma 24
Osteoperosis 10
Atrial Fibrilation 20
Heart Failure 42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 32
Diabetes 43
Dementia 23
Cancer 15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Maria L. Parayno, MD treated as a nuclear medicine specialist in DUARTE, CA during 2016 were thoracic (chest) imaging, X-rays, CT scan and abdominal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Maria L. Parayno, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging 194
brain imaging (neuroimaging) 150
cardiac procedures 158
CT scan 516
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) 62
musculoskeletal imaging 63
neck imaging 34
nuclear scan 188
pelvic imaging 185
stress testing 158
thoracic (chest) imaging 1221
ultrasound (sonogram) 51
vascular procedures 16
X-rays 1017

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Maria L. Parayno, MD.

Gender
Male 955
Female 1196
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 1382
Black 180
Hispanic 288
Asian 231
Other 59
Native American 11
Age
From 65 to 74 830
From 75 to 84 588
85 and over 294
Less than 65 439

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Maria L. Parayno, MD in 2016

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 61
Stroke 12
Ischemic Heart Disease 49
Depression 31
Chronic Kidney Disease 49
Asthma 32
Osteoperosis 11
Atrial Fibrilation 17
Heart Failure 38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 30
Diabetes 41
Dementia 17
Cancer 27

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Maria L. Parayno, MD treated as a nuclear medicine specialist in DUARTE, CA during 2017 were CT scan, thoracic (chest) imaging, abdominal imaging and pelvic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Maria L. Parayno, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging 527
brain imaging (neuroimaging) 113
cardiac procedures 88
CT scan 1103
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) 78
musculoskeletal imaging 118
neck imaging 77
nuclear scan 206
pelvic imaging 423
spinal procedures 14
stress testing 88
thoracic (chest) imaging 724
ultrasound (sonogram) 103
vascular procedures 22
X-rays 237

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Maria L. Parayno, MD.

Gender
Male 668
Female 720
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 778
Black 75
Hispanic 266
Asian 211
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 709
From 75 to 84 384
85 and over 97
Less than 65 198

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Maria L. Parayno, MD in 2017

Hypertension 72
High Cholesterol 54
Stroke 5
Ischemic Heart Disease 46
Depression 25
Chronic Kidney Disease 46
Asthma 9
Osteoperosis 13
Atrial Fibrilation 12
Heart Failure 23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 21
Diabetes 36
Dementia 10
Cancer 53

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Maria L. Parayno, MD treated as a nuclear medicine specialist in DUARTE, CA during 2018 were CT scan, thoracic (chest) imaging, abdominal imaging and pelvic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Maria L. Parayno, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging 462
aspiration 12
brain imaging (neuroimaging) 63
cardiac procedures 67
CT scan 1085
musculoskeletal imaging 90
neck imaging 81
nuclear scan 157
pelvic imaging 425
stress testing 67
thoracic (chest) imaging 498
ultrasound (sonogram) 58
vascular procedures 14
X-rays 14

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Maria L. Parayno, MD.

Gender
Male 698
Female 715
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 800
Black 76
Hispanic 271
Asian 210
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 689
From 75 to 84 431
85 and over 97
Less than 65 196

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Maria L. Parayno, MD in 2018

Hypertension 72
High Cholesterol 58
Stroke 5
Ischemic Heart Disease 41
Depression 25
Chronic Kidney Disease 46
Asthma 8
Osteoperosis 13
Atrial Fibrilation 11
Heart Failure 23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 18
Diabetes 35
Dementia 9
Cancer 51

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Maria L. Parayno, MD treated as a nuclear medicine specialist in DUARTE, CA during 2019 were CT scan, thoracic (chest) imaging, abdominal imaging and pelvic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Maria L. Parayno, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging 393
brain imaging (neuroimaging) 32
cardiac procedures 110
CT scan 917
musculoskeletal imaging 74
neck imaging 55
nuclear scan 184
pelvic imaging 382
stress testing 110
thoracic (chest) imaging 448
ultrasound (sonogram) 11
X-rays 11

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Maria L. Parayno, MD.

Gender
Male 653
Female 669
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 736
Black 64
Hispanic 255
Asian 218
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 647
From 75 to 84 400
85 and over 88
Less than 65 187

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Maria L. Parayno, MD in 2019

Hypertension 71
High Cholesterol 59
Stroke 4
Ischemic Heart Disease 42
Depression 27
Chronic Kidney Disease 45
Asthma 8
Osteoperosis 13
Atrial Fibrilation 12
Heart Failure 22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 20
Diabetes 36
Dementia 11
Cancer 55

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Maria L. Parayno, MD treated as a nuclear medicine specialist in DUARTE, CA during 2020 were CT scan, thoracic (chest) imaging, abdominal imaging and pelvic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Maria L. Parayno, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging 541
brain imaging (neuroimaging) 56
cardiac procedures 74
CT scan 1211
musculoskeletal imaging 63
neck imaging 101
nuclear scan 137
pelvic imaging 483
stress testing 74
thoracic (chest) imaging 571
ultrasound (sonogram) 108
vascular procedures 28

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Maria L. Parayno, MD.

Gender
Male 671
Female 695
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 766
Black 0
Hispanic 260
Asian 231
Other 68
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 718
From 75 to 84 360
85 and over 96
Less than 65 192

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Maria L. Parayno, MD in 2020

Hypertension 71
High Cholesterol 57
Stroke 5
Ischemic Heart Disease 41
Depression 25
Chronic Kidney Disease 49
Asthma 8
Osteoperosis 15
Atrial Fibrilation 12
Heart Failure 24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 18
Diabetes 37
Dementia 12
Cancer 51

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Maria L. Parayno, MD treated as a nuclear medicine specialist in DUARTE, CA during 2021 were CT scan, thoracic (chest) imaging, pelvic imaging and abdominal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Maria L. Parayno, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging 378
brain imaging (neuroimaging) 62
cardiac procedures 74
CT scan 983
musculoskeletal imaging 72
neck imaging 58
nuclear scan 146
pelvic imaging 378
stress testing 74
thoracic (chest) imaging 485

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Maria L. Parayno, MD.

Gender
Male 701
Female 680
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 740
Black 0
Hispanic 248
Asian 243
Other 76
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 725
From 75 to 84 406
85 and over 89
Less than 65 161

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Maria L. Parayno, MD in 2021

Hypertension 70
High Cholesterol 62
Stroke 5
Ischemic Heart Disease 43
Depression 25
Chronic Kidney Disease 46
Asthma 10
Osteoperosis 14
Atrial Fibrilation 10
Heart Failure 21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 17
Diabetes 36
Dementia 12
Cancer 53

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Maria L. Parayno, MD treated as a nuclear medicine specialist in DUARTE, CA during 2022 were CT scan, thoracic (chest) imaging, pelvic imaging and abdominal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Maria L. Parayno, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging 307
brain imaging (neuroimaging) 48
cardiac procedures 64
CT scan 859
lymph node procedures 16
musculoskeletal imaging 133
neck imaging 57
nuclear scan 213
pelvic imaging 307
stress testing 64
thoracic (chest) imaging 421

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Maria L. Parayno, MD.

Gender
Male 726
Female 659
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 786
Black 0
Hispanic 248
Asian 230
Other 75
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 724
From 75 to 84 422
85 and over 95
Less than 65 144

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Maria L. Parayno, MD in 2022

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 71
Stroke 9
Ischemic Heart Disease 33
Depression 24
Chronic Kidney Disease 29
Asthma 12
Osteoperosis 21
Atrial Fibrilation 17
Heart Failure 20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 20
Diabetes 36
Dementia 6
Cancer 60

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Maria L. Parayno, MD treated as a nuclear medicine specialist in DUARTE, CA during 2023 were CT scan, thoracic (chest) imaging, nuclear scan and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Maria L. Parayno, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging 122
brain imaging (neuroimaging) 34
cardiac procedures 14
CT scan 350
lymph node procedures 11
musculoskeletal imaging 133
neck imaging 15
nuclear scan 158
pelvic imaging 122
stress testing 14
thoracic (chest) imaging 179

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Maria L. Parayno, MD.

Gender
Male 642
Female 637
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 689
Black 0
Hispanic 251
Asian 212
Other 72
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 659
From 75 to 84 389
85 and over 78
Less than 65 153

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Maria L. Parayno, MD in 2023

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 74
Stroke 11
Ischemic Heart Disease 30
Depression 24
Chronic Kidney Disease 29
Asthma 11
Osteoperosis 19
Atrial Fibrilation 17
Heart Failure 20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 22
Diabetes 39
Dementia 8
Cancer 63

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Maria L. Parayno, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Maria L. Parayno, MD treated as a nuclear medicine specialist in DUARTE, CA were X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging, CT scan and abdominal imaging.

abdominal imaging 270
aspiration 12
brain imaging (neuroimaging) 127
cardiac procedures 130
CT scan 698
hip imaging 21
lymph node procedures 13
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) 60
musculoskeletal imaging 81
neck imaging 59
nuclear scan 190
pelvic imaging 257
spinal procedures 32
stress testing 130
thoracic (chest) imaging 831
ultrasound (sonogram) 56
vascular procedures 35
X-rays 848

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Maria L. Parayno, MD.

Gender
Male 825
Female 960
Ethnicity
Black / African American 112
Asian / Pacific Islander 234
Non-Hispanic White 1107
Hispanic 250
Native American / Alaskan Native 5
Other 43
Age
75 to 84 504
85 and over 231
Less than 65 307
65 to 74 742

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Maria L. Parayno, MD From 2012 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Maria L. Parayno, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension 67
High Cholesterol 56
Stroke 8
Ischemic Heart Disease 39
Depression 25
Chronic Kidney Disease 39
Asthma 12
Osteoporosis 12
Heart Failure 26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 21
Diabetes 35
Atrial Fibrillation 14
Cancer 38
Dementia 12

Education & Training

Dr. Maria L. Parayno, MD graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine. She is certified by the American Board of Nuclear Medicine and has a state license in California.

Medical School: Tulane University School of Medicine

Board Certification: American Board of Nuclear Medicine

Licensed In: California

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Maria L. Parayno, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

Payments by Company
GENZYME CORPORATION $92 THYROGEN
$92
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. $36 F-18 FDG
$21 		PET mCT Flow
$15
Advanced Accelerator Applications $32 LUTATHERA (lutetium LU 177 dotatate)
$32
Astellas Pharma US Inc $31 Lexiscan
$31
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. $13 Xofigo
$13
Types of Payments
Food and Beverage $204

Biography

Dr. Maria Parayno is a nuclear medicine, nuclear radiology, and diagnostic radiology specialist in Duarte, CA and Carmichael, CA. She welcomes new patients at her office inDUARTE, CA as reported by Doctor.com. Dr. Parayno attended medical school at Tulane University School of Medicine.

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