Physician

Victor Manuel Ochoa, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Victor Ochoa, MD (NPI: 1184878142) practices cardiology in the Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Santa Cruz, CA. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is CARDIOVASCULAR ASSOCIATES OF SANTA CRUZ (NPI: 1063858058; TIN: 462675362) and primary practice location at 95065-1560.

Ochoa's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 1,250 traditional Medicare patients, billed 7,096 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $541,908 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 78452 (Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect). Part D data shows 4,971 prescription claims across 575 beneficiaries totaling $1,098,604 in drug costs, led by Eliquis (Apixaban). Open Payments data shows 48 records totaling $753. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider's Medicare Part B carrier billing has changed little. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs have moved sharply higher in recent years, from $183,887 to $1,098,604. For DME billing, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Year	Patients	Clm Lines	Payment
2015	1,048	10,645	$547,888
2016	1,032	8,758	$456,959
2017	1,115	8,411	$435,581
2018	1,169	9,300	$518,625
2019	1,110	9,729	$528,284
2020	1,030	8,006	$447,709
2021	1,148	10,310	$634,686
2022	1,186	8,643	$606,186
2023	1,206	10,562	$627,347
2024	1,250	7,096	$541,908

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Year	Patients	Claims	Drug Cost
2015	389	3,618	$183,887
2016	440	4,408	$270,968
2017	439	4,747	$374,219
2018	484	5,124	$497,743
2019	522	5,296	$606,570
2020	500	4,881	$696,408
2021	517	4,681	$768,224
2022	553	4,645	$961,389
2023	546	4,789	$1,126,537
2024	575	4,971	$1,098,604

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

No connected DME records

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

Code	Description	Patients	Clm Lines	Total Payment
78452	Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect	148	148	$351
99204	New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	236	236	$116
93306	Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function	643	682	$112
99214	Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	915	1,812	$88
93000	Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report	402	451	$11

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

Drug	Generic	Claims	Total Day Supply	Total Drug Cost
Eliquis	Apixaban	638	33,812	$652,953
Entresto	Sacubitril/Valsartan	158	6,750	$142,732
Xarelto	Rivaroxaban	120	7,272	$130,278
Jardiance	Empagliflozin	73	2,730	$49,622
Repatha Sureclick	Evolocumab	49	1,764	$34,295

Top 5 DME services in 2024

No connected or detailed DME service-level records for 2024.

Open Payments Summary in 2024

Category	Definition	Records	Total Reported Amount	Top Related Entity
General Payments	Reported payment or transfer-of-value amount.	48	$753	Medtronic, Inc.
Research Payments	Reported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.	0	$0	N/R
Ownership / Investment Interests	Reported value of ownership or investment interests.	0	$0	N/R

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FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Victor Manuel Ochoa, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Victor Manuel Ochoa, MD (NPI 1184878142), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does Victor Manuel Ochoa, MD have ACO affiliation data?

No ACO affiliation record is shown in the available Tedicare data for this profile.

What billing organization is linked to Victor Manuel Ochoa, MD?

Victor Manuel Ochoa, MD is linked to CARDIOVASCULAR ASSOCIATES OF SANTA CRUZ (billing NPI 1063858058) in the available physician profile data.

Does Victor Manuel Ochoa, MD have Open Payments data?

Victor Manuel Ochoa, MD has 48 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

Yes. Tedicare provides sample physician export data and paid custom physician data exports for research, planning, outreach, and market analysis. Exports can include physician profile fields, market and specialty context, billing organization details, ACO affiliation signals where available, and Medicare utilization data.