What is Richard Carlson's specialty?

Richard Carlson (NPI 1073515938) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Optometry in Valparaiso, IN.

Where does Richard Carlson practice?

Richard Carlson practices in Valparaiso, IN, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1073515938.

How much does Medicare pay Richard Carlson?

Richard Carlson (NPI 1073515938) received approximately $51K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 645 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1073515938

Richard CarlsonOD

PRACTICENORTHWEST INDIANA EYE & LASER CENTER PCSee all providers at this practice →

OptometryValparaiso, INI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

822

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

847

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$50K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 920 Optometry providers in IN — top quintile (cohort median 350).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

568

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$16K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

25.7%

Top prescribed drugs

Latanoprost262 claims

Dorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat88 claims

Brimonidine Tartrate46 claims

Prednisolone Acetate44 claims

Acyclovir42 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$153

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$153

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$153

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Richard Carlson'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). 2 inbound referrers · 8 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
PORTER HOSPITAL LLC	51	82
Oren Carterman Anesthesiology · Knox, IN	20	24

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
Scott Buck Ophthalmology · Valparaiso, IN	62	119
PORTER HOSPITAL LLC	62	99
INDIANA UNIVERSITY HEALTH STARKE HOSPITAL LLC	46	76
KNOX WINAMAC COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS INC	20	41
INDIANA UNIVERSITY HEALTH LA PORTE PHYSICIANS INC	18	18
ST MARY MEDICAL CENTER INC	13	17
Walter Fritz Family Practice · Knox, IN	13	28
Thomas Browne Family Practice · Knox, IN	11	28

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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