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Dr. Rafael A. Lopez, MD

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Specializes in: Nephrology (Kidney Disease)

2034 Chestnut Street
Montgomery, AL 36106

(334) 269-0212

Dr. Rafael A. Lopez, MD is a nephrologist in Montgomery, AL specializing in nephrology (kidney disease). Dr. Rafael A. Lopez, MD is affiliated with MONTGOMERY KIDNEY SPECIALISTS LLP.

Office Locations

2034 Chestnut Street
Montgomery, AL 36106

(334) 269-0212

(334) 269-2144

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Rafael A. Lopez, MD in 2023

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

Top 25%

By Volume:

hemodialysis

inpatient hospital care

By Affordability:

hospital care

inpatient care

inpatient hospital care

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Alabama, Dr. Rafael A. Lopez, MD performed more hemodialysis, and inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for hospital care, inpatient care, and inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% 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.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rafael A. Lopez, MD treated as a nephrologist in Montgomery, AL during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rafael A. Lopez, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	149
dialysis	549
doctor visit	688
hemofiltration	44
hospital care	1099
inpatient care	1099

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rafael A. Lopez, MD treated as a nephrologist in Montgomery, AL during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rafael A. Lopez, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	515
doctor visit	642
hemofiltration	54
hospital care	931
inpatient care	931

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rafael A. Lopez, MD.

**Gender**
Male	325
Female	355

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	249
Black	417
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	218
From 75 to 84	177
85 and over	59
Less than 65	226

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rafael A. Lopez, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	59
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	66
Dementia	18
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rafael A. Lopez, MD treated as a nephrologist in Montgomery, AL during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rafael A. Lopez, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	497
doctor visit	664
hemofiltration	71
hospital care	934
inpatient care	934

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rafael A. Lopez, MD.

**Gender**
Male	356
Female	394

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	273
Black	457
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	236
From 75 to 84	185
85 and over	70
Less than 65	259

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rafael A. Lopez, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	59
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	64
Dementia	19
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rafael A. Lopez, MD treated as a nephrologist in Montgomery, AL during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rafael A. Lopez, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	516
doctor visit	581
hemofiltration	40
hospital care	1067
inpatient care	1067

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rafael A. Lopez, MD.

**Gender**
Male	748
Female	756

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	560
Black	906
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	486
From 75 to 84	382
85 and over	142
Less than 65	494

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rafael A. Lopez, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	57
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	68
Dementia	19
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rafael A. Lopez, MD treated as a nephrologist in Montgomery, AL during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rafael A. Lopez, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	748
doctor visit	562
hemofiltration	75
hospital care	1540
inpatient care	1540

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rafael A. Lopez, MD.

**Gender**
Male	364
Female	404

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	288
Black	464
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	259
From 75 to 84	195
85 and over	65
Less than 65	249

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rafael A. Lopez, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	28
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	53
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	71
Dementia	22
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rafael A. Lopez, MD treated as a nephrologist in Montgomery, AL during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rafael A. Lopez, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	626
doctor visit	453
hemofiltration	46
hospital care	1259
inpatient care	1259

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rafael A. Lopez, MD.

**Gender**
Male	373
Female	374

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	266
Black	464
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	234
From 75 to 84	178
85 and over	66
Less than 65	269

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rafael A. Lopez, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	57
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	70
Dementia	19
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rafael A. Lopez, MD treated as a nephrologist in Montgomery, AL during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rafael A. Lopez, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	689
doctor visit	413
hemofiltration	52
hospital care	1421
inpatient care	1421

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rafael A. Lopez, MD.

**Gender**
Male	370
Female	329

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	239
Black	440
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	242
From 75 to 84	167
85 and over	54
Less than 65	236

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rafael A. Lopez, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	58
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	74
Dementia	19
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rafael A. Lopez, MD treated as a nephrologist in Montgomery, AL during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rafael A. Lopez, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	578
doctor visit	395
hemofiltration	85
hospital care	1445
inpatient care	1445

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rafael A. Lopez, MD.

**Gender**
Male	340
Female	338

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	215
Black	440
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	208
From 75 to 84	165
85 and over	74
Less than 65	231

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rafael A. Lopez, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	58
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	71
Dementia	20
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rafael A. Lopez, MD treated as a nephrologist in Montgomery, AL during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rafael A. Lopez, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	523
doctor visit	79
hemofiltration	63
hospital care	1323
inpatient care	1323

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rafael A. Lopez, MD.

**Gender**
Male	312
Female	316

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	187
Black	421
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	196
From 75 to 84	138
85 and over	52
Less than 65	242

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rafael A. Lopez, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	59
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	72
Dementia	20
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rafael A. Lopez, MD treated as a nephrologist in Montgomery, AL during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rafael A. Lopez, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	347
doctor visit	157
hemofiltration	43
hospital care	928
inpatient care	928

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rafael A. Lopez, MD.

**Gender**
Male	228
Female	233

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	154
Black	294
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	141
From 75 to 84	129
85 and over	52
Less than 65	139

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rafael A. Lopez, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	70
Dementia	19
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rafael A. Lopez, MD treated as a nephrologist in Montgomery, AL during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rafael A. Lopez, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	508
doctor visit	323
hemofiltration	44
hospital care	1786
inpatient care	1786

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rafael A. Lopez, MD.

**Gender**
Male	300
Female	323

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	268
Black	343
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	196
From 75 to 84	192
85 and over	97
Less than 65	138

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rafael A. Lopez, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	67
Dementia	13
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rafael A. Lopez, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Rafael A. Lopez, MD treated as a nephrologist in Montgomery, AL were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and blood draw.

blood draw	149
dialysis	554
doctor visit	450
hemofiltration	56
hospital care	1248
inpatient care	1248

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rafael A. Lopez, MD.

**Gender**
Male	337
Female	347

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	422
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	245
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	173
85 and over	66
Less than 65	225
65 to 74	219

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rafael A. Lopez, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Rafael A. Lopez, MD treated were chronic kidney disease, hypertension, diabetes and high cholesterol.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	4
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	63
Atrial Fibrillation	13
Dementia	17
Cancer	10

Education & Training

He has a state license in Alabama.

Licensed In: Alabama

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Rafael A. Lopez, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

MONTGOMERY KIDNEY SPECIALISTS LLP

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Amgen Inc.	$674 Parsabiv $406	Sensipar $216	Tavneos $52
Fresenius USA Marketing, Inc.	$455 Velphoro $418	Not Product Related $20	$17
OPKO Pharmaceuticals, LLC	$448 Rayaldee $448
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.	$341 JYNARQUE $263	SAMSCA $78
Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.	$321 Auryxia $321
Other	$2,342 Kerendia $289	VELTASSA $285	ACTHAR $284	Auryxia $213	RENVELA $188	Other $1,084

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$4,353
Education	$228

Research Payments

Dr. Rafael A. Lopez, MD has received 4 research payments totaling $2,008.

Biography

Dr. Rafael Lopez specializes in nephrology (kidney disease) and practices in Montgomery, AL. Dr. Lopez has obtained a license to practice in Alabama.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rafael A. Lopez, MD in 2013

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2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rafael A. Lopez, MD in 2014

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2015 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rafael A. Lopez, MD in 2015

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rafael A. Lopez, MD in 2016

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2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rafael A. Lopez, MD in 2017

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2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rafael A. Lopez, MD in 2018

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2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rafael A. Lopez, MD in 2019

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rafael A. Lopez, MD in 2020

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rafael A. Lopez, MD in 2021

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2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rafael A. Lopez, MD in 2022

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rafael A. Lopez, MD From 2012 - 2022

Education & Training

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General Payments

Research Payments

Biography

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