PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1053335828

Richard WhitlockM.D.

PRACTICECARDIOVASCULAR ASSOCIATES OF AUGUSTA, PASee all providers at this practice →

CardiologyAugusta, GAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

173

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

182

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$3K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 554 Cardiology providers in GA — bottom quintile (cohort median 2,370).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

834

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$159K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

31.9%

Top prescribed drugs

Apixaban165 claims

Carvedilol85 claims

Amlodipine Besylate74 claims

Atorvastatin Calcium68 claims

Metoprolol Tartrate49 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

91.6

Quality

83.3

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.70%

APM Entity

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$743

Payment records

By payment type

Travel and Lodging$421

Food and Beverage$322

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Richard Whitlock'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). 63 inbound referrers · 124 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Jose Bauza Diagnostic Radiology · Augusta, GA	88	191
Rodney Hobbs Diagnostic Radiology · Evans, GA	83	182
Gold Cross Ems, Inc. Ambulance Service Provider · Martinez, GA	69	155
Harold Jones Diagnostic Radiology · Evans, GA	68	158
William Johnson Diagnostic Radiology · Evans, GA	62	117
BROOKS, WILLIAM	45	97
PRATHER, STUART	40	89
EDGEFIELD COUNTY HOSPITAL	39	173
Ward Rogers Cardiology · Augusta, GA	35	118
John Salazar Cardiology · Augusta, GA	34	94
James Davis Diagnostic Radiology · Evans, GA	33	61
AU MEDICAL CENTER, INC	32	73

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
UNIVERSITY HEALTH SERVICES,INC	538	2,584
Jose Bauza Diagnostic Radiology · Augusta, GA	96	257
Harold Jones Diagnostic Radiology · Evans, GA	79	222
Rodney Hobbs Diagnostic Radiology · Evans, GA	77	217
John Salazar Cardiology · Augusta, GA	68	159
Gold Cross Ems, Inc. Ambulance Service Provider · Martinez, GA	63	149
ARRINGTON, LAWRENCE	55	136
Steven Rogers Diagnostic Radiology · Evans, GA	53	108
William Johnson Diagnostic Radiology · Evans, GA	52	118
NPI 1871665000	51	119
Ward Rogers Cardiology · Augusta, GA	49	121
Arthur Chandler Cardiology · Augusta, GA	47	139

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.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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