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Surgeon profile

Ernesto Otero Lopez, MD

Orthopedic Surgery · Albuquerque, NM 87106NPI 1538391669

Database refreshed July 2026Live NPPES registry· Industry payments CY2025ⓘ sources

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Tracked procedure volumes

Latest federal claims release with year-over-year momentum. Orthopedics & cardiology tracked — more specialties coming.

46 Medicare cases/yr
45 patients
3 procedures
ProcedureCasesTrendPatients
Lumbar Fusion — Combined (TLIF/PLIF) CPT 2263318▲ +6%17
Lumbar Fusion — Posterior CPT 2261215▲ +25%15
Lumbar Laminectomy CPT 6304713▲ +8%13

Industry relationships

CMS Open Payments, CY2025 general payments (published June 2026) — who already pays this surgeon.

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