What is Richard Farnam's specialty?

Richard Farnam (NPI 1205818234) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Obstetrics & Gynecology in El Paso, TX.

Where does Richard Farnam practice?

Richard Farnam practices in El Paso, TX, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1205818234.

How much does Medicare pay Richard Farnam?

Richard Farnam (NPI 1205818234) received approximately $77K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 147 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1205818234

Richard FarnamMD

PRACTICEBREATHEAMERICA SLEEP SUPPLIES, LLCSee all providers at this practice →

Obstetrics & GynecologyEl Paso, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

345

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

432

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$51K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,532 Obstetrics & Gynecology providers in TX — top quintile (cohort median 92).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

453

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$57K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

49.2%

Top prescribed drugs

Estradiol98 claims

Oxybutynin Chloride66 claims

Ibuprofen53 claims

Acetaminophen With Codeine50 claims

Ondansetron30 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$167K

Payment records

280

By payment type

Education$100K

Travel and Lodging$31K

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$23K

Consulting Fee$7K

Food and Beverage$6K

Top paying entities

Education$100K

Travel and Lodging$31K

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$23K

Consulting Fee$7K

Food and Beverage$6K

FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (4)

Hospital

Hospital

Hospital

Hospital

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Richard Farnam'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). 3 inbound referrers · 16 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
TENET HOSPITALS LIMITED	26	61
Clinical Pathology Laboratories, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · Austin, TX	16	34
Laboratory Corporation Of America Clinical Laboratory · Dallas, TX	13	27

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Irving, TX	64	197
Gyn Path Services, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · El Paso, TX	61	136
EL PASO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM LTD	58	230
TENET HOSPITALS LIMITED	40	93
TENET HOSPITALS LIMITED	25	57
MASTER, KIRON	19	37
Brandon Covert Diagnostic Radiology · Joplin, MO	17	39
Glen Friedman Pathology · El Paso, TX	15	52
El Paso Surgery Centers Lp Ambulatory Surgical Center · El Paso, TX	14	56
NEIMAN, PARVIZ	13	20
Clinical Pathology Laboratories, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · Austin, TX	12	25
Benjamin Wang Diagnostic Radiology · El Paso, TX	12	29

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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