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PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1093798514

Richard PalkenM.D.

Internal MedicineWorcester, MAI
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QUALITY · MIPS · 2024
No data available for this provider in 2024.
FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (9)

CCN 227098
Home health agency
CCN 227269
Home health agency
CCN 227666
Home health agency
CCN 221513
Hospice
CCN 220001
Hospital
CCN 220019
Hospital
CCN 220049
Hospital
CCN 220163
Hospital
CCN 220176
Hospital
PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024
Total Rx claims
8,847
Beneficiaries
—
Total drug cost
$920K
Distinct drugs
138
Brand share
18.3%
Top prescribed drugs
Atorvastatin Calcium535 claims
Rosuvastatin Calcium391 claims
Amlodipine Besylate371 claims
Omeprazole364 claims
Lisinopril248 claims
MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024
Total beneficiaries
736
Unique beneficiaries
—
Total services
1,028
Distinct HCPCS
7
Medicare payment
$37K
Peer benchmark
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Q5
Total Medicare services vs. 3,978 Internal Medicine providers in MA — above median (cohort median 564).
INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024
No data available for this provider in 2024.
REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Richard Palken'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). 9 inbound referrers · 46 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from
Inbound — who sends patients here
PhysicianPatientsVisits
Quest Diagnostics Massachusetts Llc
Clinical Laboratory · Marlborough, MA
2687
DESAI, CHARU1951
NPI 11048816711849
Gerard Aurigemma
Cardiology · Worcester, MA
1742
MENARD, MARY JANE1653
Pamela Burgwinkle
Nurse Practitioner · Worcester, MA
1294
Eric Schmidlin
Diagnostic Radiology · Worcester, MA
1221
Andres Schanzer
Vascular Surgery · Worcester, MA
1223
Mark Scharf
Dermatology · Worcester, MA
1157
Refers patients to
Outbound — where patients go next
PhysicianPatientsVisits
UMASS MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER, INC.3243,523
Mona Korgaonkar
Diagnostic Radiology · Worcester, MA
3274
DESAI, CHARU3182
Gerard Aurigemma
Cardiology · Worcester, MA
2972
Joseph Ferrucci
Diagnostic Radiology · Worcester, MA
2898
NPI 11048816712675
PAPE, LINDA26122
Peter Gibson
Cardiology · Worcester, MA
2578
Umass Memorial Mri & Imaging Center, Llc
Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF) · Worcester, MA
2362
Dennis Tighe
Cardiology · Worcester, MA
2358
GORE, JOEL2292
Timothy Fitzgibbons
Cardiology · Worcester, MA
2153
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.