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Dr. Natalia Ortiz, MD, FAPA

Specializes in: Psychiatry
Ponce School of Medicine
Professional interests include: psychotherapy treatment, eating disorders
1316 W. Ontario Street Jones Hall, Suite 804
Philadelphia, PA 19140

Dr. Natalia Ortiz, MD, FAPA is a psychiatrist in Philadelphia, PA specializing in psychiatry. She graduated from Ponce School of Medicine. Dr. Natalia Ortiz, MD, FAPA is affiliated with Temple Health and TEMPLE FACULTY PRACTICE PLAN INC.

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Office Locations

100 E Lehigh Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19125
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1316 W. Ontario Street Jones Hall, Suite 804
Philadelphia, PA 19140
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Eating Disorders

Eating disorders are mental and physical illnesses that impact behavior, emotions, and thoughts about eating, food, body appearance, and weight. These disorders are characterized by preoccupations with food and physical size, resulting in dramatic lifestyle changes and adverse health effects. In the past, eating disorders were often diagnosed using BMI (body mass index), or by assessing someone's weight. Eating disorders specialists now recognize that eating disorders may occur in people of all sizes. The most common eating disorders are anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge-eating disorder (BED).

Anorexia nervosa, frequently referred to as anorexia, is a disorder where people severely restrict the types and quantity of food they eat. Those with anorexia have an extreme fear of eating and gaining weight and may repeatedly weigh themselves or engage in harmful behaviors such as excessive exercise or starvation. Those with anorexia often find themselves preoccupied with food, but unable to consume a healthy amount of it. This results in symptoms such as abnormally low BMI, vitamin deficiency, fatigue, fainting, and amenorrhea (lack of menstruation in women). Anorexia may cause bluish discoloration of the hands, brittle and falling out hair, yellowish skin, and lanugo (fine, downy hair). Left untreated, anorexia can lead to organ failure, brain damage, and even death.

Bulimia nervosa, typically called bulimia, is a disorder where people binge (eat large quantities of food) and purge the food that they just consumed by vomiting, laxative abuse, fasting, or excessive exercise. This behavior is usually motivated by a feeling of powerlessness over eating and a fear of weight gain or desire for weight loss. Bulimia can occur in underweight, normal weight, and overweight people. Symptoms of bulimia include acid reflux, intestinal distress, dehydration from purging, amenorrhea, and dental erosion from vomiting. Some people with bulimia have swollen parotid glands (salivary glands near the cheeks) and red scars and marks on the backs of their knuckles. Electrolyte imbalance from bulimia can be particularly severe and may lead to heart attack or stroke.

Binge eating disorder (BED) is the most common eating disorder. People with BED feel that they are unable to control the amount of food they eat and may continue to binge after reaching a point of fullness. BED binges (consuming large amounts of food) are often accompanied by feelings of sadness, guilt, and shame. Symptoms of BED include obesity, acid reflux, weight gain, and dissatisfaction with one's body. People with BED tend to experience cycles of negative emotions and binges. Binges or BED episodes can be provoked by stress, boredom, restrictive dieting, depression, and other triggers.

Other common eating disorders include:

  • Pica, eating things that are not food, such as paper, ice, or soil
  • Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID), disinterest in eating and avoidance of food
  • Other Specified Feeding or Eating Disorder (OSFED), abnormal eating that does not fall under any disorder

Many people with eating disorders do not consciously develop them, and have difficulty seeking treatment. For this reason, it's important to detect and treat eating disorders as early as possible. Treatment for eating disorders can vary from therapy visits to inpatient treatment, depending on the disorder and its severity. Treatment aims to not only restore physical health and correct negative behaviors, but to also promote psychological well-being and self-confidence.

Psychotherapy Treatment

Psychotherapy is commonly referred to as talk therapy or simply therapy. Trained therapists help and guide patients as they talk through issues in their life and problem-solve ways to make healthy changes.

The use of therapy is extremely common, with millions of people going through therapy each year in the United States alone. It can be useful for patients who want to learn coping skills when they are facing difficult issues or need to heal from past trauma. Therapy can also be a support tool when patients are facing stressful periods in their life. Essentially, therapy is helpful any time life events require more mental or emotional resources than a patient currently has. Change is a major theme of therapy, offering a supportive environment for patients to make changes to their life or themselves so that past problems stop recurring in the future.

There are several different types of psychotherapy, with the most common being cognitive behavioral therapy or CBT. This type of therapy focuses on the connection between thoughts, feelings, and behavior. Dialectical behavior therapy, or DBT, is a form of CBT that encourages acceptance and validation as well as change. Interpersonal therapy focuses on relationships and communication as a pathway to feeling better. Psychoanalysis, an older form of therapy invented by Sigmund Freud, teaches that all problems stem from the unconscious.

Although many people see therapists by themselves, not all psychotherapy is one-on-one. For example, in family therapy, the therapist treats a family as a unit. Patients can also participate in group therapy, where they meet as a group to work on issues.

Psychotherapy is a safe, powerful healing tool that can help patients lead happier and healthier lives. However, therapy is a joint effort between the patient and the therapist. Both need to work together in order for therapy to be effective.

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“Natalia Ortiz-Torrent, 45, is a board-certified physician in psychiatry and neurology who in June became the first Hispanic woman elected by her peers to serve as president of the Philadelphia...”—"These Philadelphia-area Latinos had significant achievements in 2020", Philadelphia Inquirer, December 2020

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Natalia Ortiz, MD, FAPA treated as a psychiatrist in Philadelphia, PA during 2012 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Natalia Ortiz, MD, FAPA for Medicare patients.

hospital care 160
inpatient care 160

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Natalia Ortiz, MD, FAPA treated as a psychiatrist in Philadelphia, PA during 2013 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Natalia Ortiz, MD, FAPA for Medicare patients.

hospital care 123
inpatient care 123

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Natalia Ortiz, MD, FAPA.

Gender
Male 64
Female 49
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 42
Black 49
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 30
From 75 to 84 0
85 and over 0
Less than 65 70

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Natalia Ortiz, MD, FAPA in 2013

Hypertension 74
High Cholesterol 48
Stroke 19
Ischemic Heart Disease 46
Depression 75
Chronic Kidney Disease 50
Asthma 25
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 21
Heart Failure 45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 29
Diabetes 51
Dementia 28
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Natalia Ortiz, MD, FAPA treated as a psychiatrist in Philadelphia, PA during 2014 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Natalia Ortiz, MD, FAPA for Medicare patients.

hospital care 161
inpatient care 161

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Natalia Ortiz, MD, FAPA.

Gender
Male 76
Female 47
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 51
Black 57
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 28
From 75 to 84 0
85 and over 0
Less than 65 80

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Natalia Ortiz, MD, FAPA in 2014

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 57
Stroke 16
Ischemic Heart Disease 59
Depression 75
Chronic Kidney Disease 59
Asthma 24
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 19
Heart Failure 51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 38
Diabetes 43
Dementia 33
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Natalia Ortiz, MD, FAPA treated as a psychiatrist in Philadelphia, PA during 2015 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Natalia Ortiz, MD, FAPA for Medicare patients.

hospital care 177
inpatient care 177

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Natalia Ortiz, MD, FAPA.

Gender
Male 150
Female 104
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 112
Black 118
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 74
From 75 to 84 0
85 and over 0
Less than 65 138

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Natalia Ortiz, MD, FAPA in 2015

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 55
Stroke 19
Ischemic Heart Disease 61
Depression 70
Chronic Kidney Disease 60
Asthma 31
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 20
Heart Failure 46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 39
Diabetes 47
Dementia 48
Cancer 9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Natalia Ortiz, MD, FAPA treated as a psychiatrist in Philadelphia, PA during 2016 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Natalia Ortiz, MD, FAPA for Medicare patients.

hospital care 124
inpatient care 124

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Natalia Ortiz, MD, FAPA.

Gender
Male 65
Female 41
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 56
Black 39
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 0
From 75 to 84 0
85 and over 0
Less than 65 63

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Natalia Ortiz, MD, FAPA in 2016

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 54
Stroke 12
Ischemic Heart Disease 52
Depression 75
Chronic Kidney Disease 59
Asthma 45
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 16
Heart Failure 44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 38
Diabetes 46
Dementia 51
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Natalia Ortiz, MD, FAPA treated as a psychiatrist in Philadelphia, PA during 2017 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Natalia Ortiz, MD, FAPA for Medicare patients.

hospital care 125
inpatient care 125

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Natalia Ortiz, MD, FAPA.

Gender
Male 60
Female 47
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 57
Black 34
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 44
From 75 to 84 0
85 and over 0
Less than 65 51

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Natalia Ortiz, MD, FAPA in 2017

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 62
Stroke 20
Ischemic Heart Disease 56
Depression 75
Chronic Kidney Disease 69
Asthma 25
Osteoperosis 10
Atrial Fibrilation 16
Heart Failure 52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 36
Diabetes 52
Dementia 58
Cancer 13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Natalia Ortiz, MD, FAPA treated as a psychiatrist in Philadelphia, PA during 2018 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Natalia Ortiz, MD, FAPA for Medicare patients.

hospital care 100
inpatient care 100

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Natalia Ortiz, MD, FAPA.

Gender
Male 54
Female 41
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 36
Black 35
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 39
From 75 to 84 0
85 and over 0
Less than 65 42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Natalia Ortiz, MD, FAPA in 2018

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 69
Stroke 19
Ischemic Heart Disease 53
Depression 75
Chronic Kidney Disease 72
Asthma 18
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 14
Heart Failure 45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 31
Diabetes 56
Dementia 56
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Natalia Ortiz, MD, FAPA treated as a psychiatrist in Philadelphia, PA during 2019 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Natalia Ortiz, MD, FAPA for Medicare patients.

hospital care 116
inpatient care 116

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Natalia Ortiz, MD, FAPA.

Gender
Male 55
Female 39
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 34
Black 46
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 24
From 75 to 84 0
85 and over 0
Less than 65 54

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Natalia Ortiz, MD, FAPA in 2019

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 55
Stroke 19
Ischemic Heart Disease 55
Depression 72
Chronic Kidney Disease 65
Asthma 26
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 15
Heart Failure 41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 36
Diabetes 52
Dementia 44
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Natalia Ortiz, MD, FAPA treated as a psychiatrist in Philadelphia, PA during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Natalia Ortiz, MD, FAPA for Medicare patients.

hospital care 153
inpatient care 153

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Natalia Ortiz, MD, FAPA.

Gender
Male 49
Female 45
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 34
Black 46
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 32
From 75 to 84 0
85 and over 0
Less than 65 47

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Natalia Ortiz, MD, FAPA in 2020

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 56
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 54
Depression 66
Chronic Kidney Disease 60
Asthma 23
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 17
Heart Failure 41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 39
Diabetes 37
Dementia 39
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Natalia Ortiz, MD, FAPA treated as a psychiatrist in Philadelphia, PA during 2021 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Natalia Ortiz, MD, FAPA for Medicare patients.

hospital care 117
inpatient care 117

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Natalia Ortiz, MD, FAPA.

Gender
Male 50
Female 35
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 0
Black 42
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 31
From 75 to 84 0
85 and over 0
Less than 65 39

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Natalia Ortiz, MD, FAPA in 2021

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 56
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 60
Depression 67
Chronic Kidney Disease 71
Asthma 25
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 13
Heart Failure 41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 35
Diabetes 47
Dementia 47
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Natalia Ortiz, MD, FAPA treated as a psychiatrist in Philadelphia, PA during 2022 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Natalia Ortiz, MD, FAPA for Medicare patients.

hospital care 91
inpatient care 91

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Natalia Ortiz, MD, FAPA.

Gender
Male 41
Female 31
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 31
Black 28
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 33
From 75 to 84 0
85 and over 0
Less than 65 0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Natalia Ortiz, MD, FAPA in 2022

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 64
Stroke 22
Ischemic Heart Disease 36
Depression 69
Chronic Kidney Disease 43
Asthma 17
Osteoperosis 15
Atrial Fibrilation 22
Heart Failure 42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 47
Diabetes 42
Dementia 44
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Natalia Ortiz, MD, FAPA for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Natalia Ortiz, MD, FAPA treated as a psychiatrist in Philadelphia, PA were hospital care and inpatient care.

hospital care 131
inpatient care 131

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Natalia Ortiz, MD, FAPA.

Gender
Male 60
Female 43
Ethnicity
Black / African American 44
Asian / Pacific Islander 0
Non-Hispanic White 41
Hispanic 0
Native American / Alaskan Native 0
Other 0
Age
75 to 84 0
85 and over 0
Less than 65 53
65 to 74 30

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Natalia Ortiz, MD, FAPA From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Natalia Ortiz, MD, FAPA treated were hypertension, depression, chronic kidney disease and high cholesterol.

Hypertension 68
High Cholesterol 52
Stroke 13
Ischemic Heart Disease 48
Depression 65
Chronic Kidney Disease 55
Asthma 23
Osteoporosis 2
Heart Failure 40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 33
Diabetes 43
Atrial Fibrillation 15
Cancer 2
Dementia 40

Education & Training

Dr. Natalia Ortiz, MD, FAPA graduated from Ponce School of Medicine. She completed residency at Temple University Hospital. She is certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology - Psychosomatic Medicine and has a state license in Pennsylvania.

Medical School: Ponce School of Medicine

Residency: Temple University Hospital

Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology - Psychosomatic Medicine

Licensed In: Pennsylvania

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Natalia Ortiz, MD, FAPA is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Temple Health
TEMPLE FACULTY PRACTICE PLAN INC

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Natalia Ortiz, MD, FAPA has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.9 out of 5 stars based on 48 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Natalia Ortiz, MD, FAPA from all over the web to help you find the right in Philadelphia, PA. 

4.9
Overall Rating
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Overall Rating: 5.0 2022-06-13 
I have seen Dr. Ortiz for a couple years now and I couldn’t have found a better person to talk with. She listens to everything that you say and she’s non-judge mental. All I can say is she’s the best!

General Payments

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

Payments by Company
Alkermes, Inc. $125 Aristada 1064mg
$125
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation $108 BELSOMRA
$108
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $106 FARXIGA
$106
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc $99 XARELTO
$88 		INVEGA SUSTENNA
$11
Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. $33 LATUDA
$33
Types of Payments
Food and Beverage $472

Biography

Dr. Natalia Ortiz's specialty is psychiatry. She is rated highly by her patients. Dr. Ortiz is especially interested in psychosomatic medicine, population health, and psychotherapy treatment. She is affiliated with Temple Health. She obtained her medical school training at Ponce School of Medicine and performed her residency at Temple University Hospital. Distinctions awarded to Dr. Ortiz include: Commissioner, PA Governor's Advisory Commission for Latino Affairs; List of Most Influential Latinos in Delaware Valley, Impacto News Paper; and Nancy Roesky Award, American Psychological Association, Medical Students Education. Dr. Ortiz speaks Spanish.

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