What is Gaa Richardson's specialty?

Gaa Richardson (NPI 1003011578) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Gastroenterology in Hickory, NC.

Where does Gaa Richardson practice?

Gaa Richardson practices in Hickory, NC, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1003011578.

How much does Medicare pay Gaa Richardson?

Gaa Richardson (NPI 1003011578) received approximately $155K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 300 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1003011578

Gaa RichardsonM.D.

GastroenterologyHickory, NCI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

601

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

886

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$65K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 491 Gastroenterology providers in NC — top quintile (cohort median 652).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,436

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$106K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

38.4%

Top prescribed drugs

Pantoprazole Sodium214 claims

Omeprazole208 claims

Peg3350/Sod Sulf,bicarb,cl/Kcl200 claims

Sodium Chloride/Nahco3/Kcl/Peg142 claims

Famotidine110 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

100.0

Quality

0.0

Cost

75.8

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

1.05%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$19

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$19

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$19

FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (2)

CCN 340116

Hospital

CCN 340143

Hospital

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Gaa Richardson's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 27 inbound referrers · 51 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
CATAWBA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER	97	279
THE CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG HOSPITAL AUTHORITY	35	108
BOOLS, JOHN	21	48
CALDWELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, INC.	20	55
Knox Tate Diagnostic Radiology · Hickory, NC	19	39
Eric Johnson Diagnostic Radiology · Hickory, NC	19	35
Keith Harper Diagnostic Radiology · Seattle, WA	19	46
Ramesh Avva Diagnostic Radiology · Charlotte, NC	18	54
Gregory Diamonti Gastroenterology · Hickory, NC	18	45
John Meier Gastroenterology · Hickory, NC	17	49
Caroll Koscheski Gastroenterology · Hickory, NC	17	48
Matthew Dyson Diagnostic Radiology · Hickory, NC	16	32

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
DLP FRYE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER LLC	131	397
CATAWBA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER	127	402
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Burlington, NC	116	286
Gastroenterology Associates Pa Ambulatory Surgical Center · Hickory, NC	110	130
Piedmont Pathology Associates Inc Clinical Laboratory · Hickory, NC	98	122
County Of Catawba Office Of Accountant Ambulance Service Provider · Newton, NC	35	118
James Parker Pathology · Hickory, NC	34	77
Ronald Gildersleeve Anesthesiology · Hickory, NC	33	35
Kelly Highland Pathology · Hickory, NC	30	74
Brian Rhodes Diagnostic Radiology · Hickory, NC	29	80
THE CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG HOSPITAL AUTHORITY	28	111
Stephen Farris Diagnostic Radiology · Hickory, NC	25	46

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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