PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1407938731

Richard WardMD

Internal MedicineSan Francisco, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

432

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

539

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$63K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 10,499 Internal Medicine providers in CA — above median (cohort median 531).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

2,892

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$245K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

14.6%

Top prescribed drugs

Atorvastatin Calcium338 claims

Amlodipine Besylate179 claims

Levothyroxine Sodium120 claims

Hydrochlorothiazide115 claims

Losartan Potassium113 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Richard Ward'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). 12 inbound referrers · 19 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
UCSF HEALTH COMMUNITY HOSPITALS	192	890
David Priest Diagnostic Radiology · San Francisco, CA	31	84
Gabriel Aguilar Ophthalmology · San Francisco, CA	28	53
Luke Scalcione Diagnostic Radiology · San Diego, CA	21	85
City & County Of San Francisco Ambulance Service Provider · San Francisco, CA	21	67
Jessica Tan Diagnostic Radiology · San Francisco, CA	20	37
UCSF HEALTH COMMUNITY HOSPITALS	20	71
John Harris Diagnostic Radiology · San Francisco, CA	20	52
Flora Stepansky Diagnostic Radiology · San Francisco, CA	19	44
Daniel Lentz Diagnostic Radiology · San Francisco, CA	18	57
David Duong Urology · Nashville, TN	17	76
Mamata Myneni Diagnostic Radiology · Durham, NC	11	32

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
UCSF HEALTH COMMUNITY HOSPITALS	121	456
SUTTER BAY HOSPITALS	38	106
Gabriel Aguilar Ophthalmology · San Francisco, CA	35	65
Douglas Bourgon Diagnostic Radiology · San Francisco, CA	28	51
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO	25	105
UCSF HEALTH COMMUNITY HOSPITALS	22	67
Luke Scalcione Diagnostic Radiology · San Diego, CA	22	63
David Priest Diagnostic Radiology · San Francisco, CA	18	56
Michael Taylor Diagnostic Radiology · San Francisco, CA	18	56
City & County Of San Francisco Ambulance Service Provider · San Francisco, CA	17	35
Peter Teng Cardiology · San Francisco, CA	15	53
Daniel Lentz Diagnostic Radiology · San Francisco, CA	15	41

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.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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