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Amber Joelle Dortch

Family · Palo Alto

NPI 1609449289

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Offices

1 location

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Original Medicare doctor bills

$18,709

Medicare paid this office $18,709 for 67 people.

This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.

Largest Original Medicare bills
Residence visit for established patient with moderate level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes46$6,166$69
Complex chronic care management services for two or more chronic conditions, each additional 60 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month16$3,265$46
Complex chronic care management services for two or more chronic conditions, first 60 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month20$2,817$85
Chronic care management services, first 20 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month31$1,735$40
Follow-up psychiatric collaborative care management, subsequent calendar month, first 60 minutes12$1,232$95
See all 6 services
Every Original Medicare service billed
Residence visit for established patient with moderate level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes46$6,166$69
Complex chronic care management services for two or more chronic conditions, each additional 60 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month16$3,265$46
Complex chronic care management services for two or more chronic conditions, first 60 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month20$2,817$85
Chronic care management services, first 20 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month31$1,735$40
Follow-up psychiatric collaborative care management, subsequent calendar month, first 60 minutes12$1,232$95
Chronic care management services for two or more chronic conditions, additional 20 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month14$738$31

Who their Medicare patients are

67 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 74 · Under 65 19% · 85 and older 19% · Women 66% · Also on Medicaid 58% · Health risk score 2.34. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical nurse practitioner clinician is at 1.42.

Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Depression 72% · Diabetes 51% · Heart failure 42% · Chronic kidney disease 39% · Dementia 39% · Coronary heart disease 33% · COPD 31% · Atrial fibrillation 28%.

The office billed $49,815, Medicare allowed $25,429 and paid $18,709; for 313 services of 20 kinds.

Original Medicare patients only. A risk score of 1.0 is the average Medicare patient; higher means sicker. Any count under 11 is hidden.

Year by year

Original Medicare by year
202467313742.34$49,815$18,709
2023137432691.71$83,544$22,292
202277173621.04$34,451$9,059

Original Medicare only. A service billed for fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden, so the lines can add up to less than the year's total.

See the services billed each year

2023: 6 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2023
Residence visit for established patient with moderate level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes50$8,543$76
Return visit (30+ min)46$4,683$73
Short return visit (20+ min)63$4,410$42
Testing for presence of drug, by chemistry analyzers11$619$56
Injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle12$139$8
Injection, ketorolac tromethamine, per 15 mg12$24None

2022: 3 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2022
Short return visit (20+ min)62$5,149$55
Return visit (30+ min)18$1,522$80
Testing for presence of drug, by chemistry analyzers23$1,472$59

Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid

$582,656

Pharmacies billed $582,656 in 2024.

This is pharmacy cost, not the office bill, and not what patients paid.

Opioids were 3% of their Part D prescriptions (195 of 6,507) in 2024. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical nurse practitioner clinician is at 0%. Long-acting opioids: 6% of their opioid prescriptions.

5,615 generic and 831 brand-name prescriptions · $582,656 in drug cost · 108 antibiotic prescriptions to 77 people · 158 antipsychotic prescriptions to people over 65.

Part D prescriptions only. The opioid rate is opioid prescriptions as a share of all this clinician's Part D prescriptions; surgeons and pain specialists run higher than others, so it is shown against the same specialty.

Largest Part D drug costs
Eliquis135$105,670$783
Jardiance46$40,580$882
Ozempic26$27,917$1,074
Mounjaro28$27,824$994
Trulicity18$22,693$1,261
See all 128 drugs
Every Part D drug this clinician prescribed
EliquisNone135$105,670$783
JardianceNone46$40,580$882
OzempicNone26$27,917$1,074
MounjaroNone28$27,824$994
TrulicityNone18$22,693$1,261
RytaryParkinson's11$20,611$1,874
XareltoNone26$19,074$734
FarxigaNone12$18,249$1,521
Trelegy ElliptaNone23$17,041$741
MyrbetriqNone16$10,550$659
Anoro ElliptaNone12$10,299$858
Basaglar Kwikpen U-100None26$9,227$355
Tresiba Flextouch U-100None12$8,851$738
Incruse ElliptaNone21$7,905$376
Budesonide-FormoterolNone20$7,271$364
Lantus SolostarNone47$5,494$117
Fluticasone-SalmeterolNone29$4,539$157
SymbicortNone16$4,532$283
AtorvastatinNone397$4,031$10
Albuterol Sulfate HfaNone69$3,871$56
MetoprololNone195$3,671$19
Novolog FlexpenNone16$3,513$220
GabapentinNone135$2,857$21
Potassium ChlorideNone129$2,704$21
LevothyroxineNone219$2,299$10
Amlodipine BesylateNone260$1,855$7
Bupropion XlNone47$1,702$36
LosartanNone137$1,547$11
PantoprazoleNone136$1,538$11
FamotidineNone70$1,533$22
MetforminNone170$1,456$9
OmeprazoleNone91$1,377$15
DuloxetineNone67$1,318$20
Ventolin HfaNone17$1,312$77
SimvastatinNone122$1,289$11
Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenNone90$1,269$14
LisinoprilNone184$1,219$7
RosuvastatinNone62$1,199$19
QuetiapineNone86$1,146$13
TamsulosinNone95$1,119$12
SynthroidNone18$1,104$61
CarvedilolNone72$1,022$14
PravastatinNone42$980$23
ClopidogrelNone75$970$13
EscitalopramNone85$906$11
PioglitazoneNone27$902$33
Autoshield Duo Pen NeedleNone11$897$82
Tolterodine Tartrate ErNone13$870$67
SertralineNone84$849$10
TrazodoneNone65$817$13
Losartan-HydrochlorothiazideNone35$805$23
MemantineNone45$793$18
DonepezilNone70$758$11
Fluticasone PropionateNone46$745$16
Carbidopa-LevodopaNone31$711$23
SolifenacinNone25$706$28
CelecoxibNone31$697$22
FinasterideNone51$646$13
BuspironeNone57$633$11
BumetanideNone21$632$30
PregabalinNone21$627$30
VenlafaxineNone15$600$40
AripiprazoleNone26$521$20
MontelukastNone28$515$18
FurosemideNone96$513$5
Alfuzosin Hcl ErNone12$500$42
Metformin Hcl ErNone41$482$12
IrbesartanNone21$469$22
Venlafaxine Hcl ErNone28$461$16
AllopurinolNone38$444$12
FluoxetineNone16$414$26
MirtazapineNone43$411$10
LevetiracetamNone36$399$11
DivalproexNone25$395$16
IbuprofenNone22$383$17
Citalopram HbrNone47$374$8
RopiniroleNone25$357$14
HaloperidolNone11$356$32
AlprazolamNone72$345$5
TramadolNone66$344$5
RisperidoneNone28$315$11
Morphine Sulfate ErNone11$314$29
DicyclomineNone14$308$22
ParoxetineNone24$302$13
Levetiracetam ErNone11$301$27
MetoprololNone40$300$8
RamiprilNone14$299$21
Lisinopril-HydrochlorothiazideNone27$295$11
CyclobenzaprineNone16$279$17
PropranololNone12$260$22
Isosorbide Mononitrate ErNone12$259$22
Oxybutynin ChlorideNone27$250$9
Nitrofurantoin Mono-MacroNone12$233$19
HydrochlorothiazideNone45$229$5
AmitriptylineNone24$221$9
BenazeprilNone14$217$16
MeloxicamNone34$216$6
MetolazoneNone12$213$18
Potassium Citrate ErNone11$209$19
Amlodipine Besylate-BenazeprilNone14$207$15
NystatinNone12$196$16
Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)None15$191$13
TizanidineNone23$190$8
AtenololNone34$180$5
OlanzapineNone21$174$8
Acetaminophen-CodeineNone14$169$12
LorazepamNone29$160$6
LovastatinNone13$156$12
GlimepirideNone23$155$7
Atenolol-ChlorthalidoneNone11$151$14
MeclizineNone23$149$6
Oxybutynin Chloride ErNone11$132$12
Lithium Carbonate ErNone11$132$12
GlipizideNone21$130$6
ClonidineNone19$127$7
WarfarinNone21$127$6
SpironolactoneNone21$125$6
ZolpidemNone17$121$7
PrednisoneNone36$116$3
ClonazepamNone20$105$5
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate PotassNone18$98$5
Triamcinolone AcetonideNone15$75$5
Sulfamethoxazole-TrimethoprimNone17$62$4
CephalexinNone13$53$4
MethocarbamolNone11$48$4
TopiramateNone11$34$3
AzithromycinNone11$33$3
FluconazoleNone14$23$2

Year by year

Part D prescribing by year
20246,5075953% (195)13%$582,656
20232,33332340% (939)6%$126,705
202261917363% (389)None$20,267

Part D prescriptions only. A drug prescribed to fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden.

See the drugs prescribed each year

2023: 40 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2023
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen686$19,702$29
Eliquis24$14,659$611
Levemir Flexpen14$9,493$678
Gabapentin208$4,505$22
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen57$2,552$45
Pregabalin74$2,254$30
Tizanidine112$1,680$15
Morphine Sulfate Er41$1,010$25
Memantine30$794$26
Potassium Chloride16$768$48
Oxycodone19$731$38
Cyclobenzaprine92$723$8
Lidocaine11$683$62
Tramadol78$597$8
Diclofenac22$566$26
Methocarbamol32$387$12
Levothyroxine26$371$14
Atorvastatin39$367$9
Duloxetine11$310$28
Quetiapine24$288$12
Olanzapine13$286$22
Ibuprofen25$273$11
Fluticasone Propionate17$245$14
Levetiracetam14$241$17
Methadone21$222$11
Omeprazole13$199$15
Sertraline20$198$10
Tamsulosin12$197$16
Metoprolol18$178$10
Pantoprazole19$169$9
Metformin12$130$11
Lisinopril11$122$11
Furosemide26$121$5
Amlodipine Besylate11$106$10
Montelukast12$105$9
Buspirone12$76$6
Carvedilol12$66$6
Naproxen12$60$5
Prednisone19$44$2
Meloxicam15$37$2

2022: 10 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2022
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen287$8,584$30
Gabapentin71$1,975$28
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen27$1,171$43
Tizanidine51$786$15
Pregabalin22$641$29
Cyclobenzaprine25$313$13
Methocarbamol12$235$20
Tramadol32$183$6
Methadone12$128$11
Naproxen13$47$4

Money from drug and device companies

$18 in 2025

Industry payments by year
202511None$18
2024711None$210
202367None$138
202211None$19

Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.

A payment is not proof that care is biased.

Payments by company
Abbott LaboratoriesFreestyle Libre 3$18
1 payment
  • Meals for Freestyle Libre 3 · 2025-05-09 · $18
See the published payment
Every published payment
Abbott LaboratoriesMeals · 2025-05-09Freestyle Libre 3$18
See earlier years (2024, 2023, 2022)

2024: $210

Payments by company in 2024
Lilly USAMounjaro$43
2 payments
  • Meals for Mounjaro · 2024-09-26 · $22
  • Meals for Mounjaro · 2024-06-19 · $21
Abbott LaboratoriesFreestyle Libre 3$39
2 payments
  • Meals for Freestyle Libre 3 · 2024-12-09 · $23
  • Meals for Freestyle Libre 3 · 2024-09-25 · $16
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LPNone$37
2 payments
  • Meals · 2024-09-10 · $21
  • Meals · 2024-07-16 · $16
AmgenOtezla$36
2 payments
  • Meals for Otezla · 2024-08-12 · $20
  • Meals for Evenity · 2024-07-09 · $16
Mylan Specialty L.P.Yupelri$21
1 payment
  • Meals for Yupelri · 2024-06-18 · $21
GlaxoSmithKlineTrelegy Ellipta$18
1 payment
  • Meals for Trelegy Ellipta · 2024-07-22 · $18
Seqirus USAFlucelvax$17
1 payment
  • Meals for Flucelvax · 2024-12-10 · $17

2023: $138

Payments by company in 2023
PfizerComirnaty$46
2 payments
  • Meals for Comirnaty · 2023-05-10 · $28
  • Meals for Comirnaty · 2023-02-03 · $18
Vertos MedicalMild Device Kit$23
1 payment
  • Meals for Mild Device Kit · 2023-06-27 · $23
NevroSenza$21
1 payment
  • Meals for Senza · 2023-06-18 · $21
Exact SciencesCologuard Collection Kit$17
1 payment
  • Meals for Cologuard Collection Kit · 2023-04-20 · $17
Salix Pharmaceuticals a division of Bausch Health USXifaxan$16
1 payment
  • Meals for Xifaxan · 2023-05-01 · $16
Janssen PharmaceuticalsXarelto$14
1 payment
  • Meals for Xarelto · 2023-06-21 · $14

2022: $19

Payments by company in 2022
Stimwave TechnologiesStimq Receiver Stimulator Kit Channel A US W/Receiver$19
1 payment
  • Meals for Stimq Receiver Stimulator Kit Channel A US W/Receiver · 2022-09-08 · $19

Professional record

NPI
1609449289
Licence
MI 4704251428
More record details
Sole proprietor
No
Taxonomy
Federal specialty code 363LF0000X (363LF0000X)
Mailing address
5326 Willowbend Trl, Kalamazoo, MI, 49009
NPI first listed
2021-07-21
NPI last updated
2025-05-08
NPI record certified
2025-05-08

This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.

Extra NPI addresses: 400 Renaissance Ctr Ste 2600, Detroit, MI, 48243 · 100 Pearl St Fl 14, Hartford, CT, 06103 · 222 2nd Ave S Fl 17, Nashville, TN, 37201 · 1 Gateway Ctr Ste 2600, Newark, NJ, 07102 · 139 Centre St, New York, NY, 10013