What is Richard Watson's specialty?

Richard Watson (NPI 1144545740) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Ophthalmology in Vestavia, AL.

Where does Richard Watson practice?

Richard Watson practices in Vestavia, AL, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1144545740.

How much does Medicare pay Richard Watson?

Richard Watson (NPI 1144545740) received approximately $523K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 109 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1144545740

Richard WatsonMD

PRACTICEWATSON RETINA LLCSee all providers at this practice →

OphthalmologyVestavia, ALI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

362

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

10,091

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$353K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 191 Ophthalmology providers in AL — top quintile (cohort median 1,895).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

155

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$6K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

11.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Ketorolac Tromethamine63 claims

Prednisolone Acetate32 claims

Moxifloxacin Hcl17 claims

Brimonidine Tartrate16 claims

Bromfenac Sodium14 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$98

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$98

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$98

FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (1)

CCN 010033

Hospital

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Richard Watson'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). 0 inbound referrers · 4 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

No inbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS, INC	62	215
Ghassan Ghorayeb Ophthalmology · Clarksburg, WV	28	106
Gary Miller Ophthalmology · Morgantown, WV	16	59
Muge Kesen Ophthalmology · Mc Lean, VA	14	98

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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