What is Kristen Richards's specialty?

Kristen Richards (NPI 1386657195) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Dermatology in La Jolla, CA.

Where does Kristen Richards practice?

Kristen Richards practices in La Jolla, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1386657195.

How much does Medicare pay Kristen Richards?

Kristen Richards (NPI 1386657195) received approximately $525K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 511 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1386657195

Kristen RichardsM.D.

PRACTICETORREY PINES DERMATOLOGY A MEDICAL CORPORATIONSee all providers at this practice →

DermatologyLa Jolla, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

2,379

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

4,713

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$470K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,546 Dermatology providers in CA — above median (cohort median 2,504).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

249

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$5K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

15.3%

Top prescribed drugs

Cephalexin45 claims

Mupirocin38 claims

Valacyclovir Hcl38 claims

Triamcinolone Acetonide29 claims

Fluorouracil25 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

82.8

Quality

83.0

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

74.0

Payment adjustment

0.33%

Individual

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$923

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$923

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$923

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Kristen Richards'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). 11 inbound referrers · 22 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
FRANCIS, DAVID	295	956
Ucsf Dermatopathology Service Clinical Laboratory · San Francisco, CA	57	144
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA	29	91
Scripps Health Clinical Laboratory · La Jolla, CA	27	93
Unilab Corporation Clinical Laboratory · West Hills, CA	26	65
MAHDAVI, MAHMOOD	14	20
Eric Hong Cardiology · La Jolla, CA	14	29
SHARP MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	13	20
Julie Papatheofanis Internal Medicine · La Jolla, CA	13	25
Todd Lythgoe Physician Assistant · Bountiful, UT	12	20
EINHORN, DANIEL	11	31

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
Laboratory Corporation Of America Clinical Laboratory · San Diego, CA	131	342
SCRIPPS HEALTH	94	180
FRANCIS, DAVID	91	199
Scripps Health Clinical Laboratory · San Diego, CA	68	367
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA	39	118
Ucsf Dermatopathology Service Clinical Laboratory · San Francisco, CA	30	51
Unilab Corporation Clinical Laboratory · West Hills, CA	23	69
Jay Berenter Podiatry · La Jolla, CA	23	45
SCRIPPS HEALTH	19	39
Eric Hong Cardiology · La Jolla, CA	19	42
Julie Papatheofanis Internal Medicine · La Jolla, CA	17	35
Scripps Health Clinical Laboratory · La Jolla, CA	16	93

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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