What is Richard Ward's specialty?

Richard Ward (NPI 1407938731) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Internal Medicine in San Francisco, CA.

Where does Richard Ward practice?

Richard Ward practices in San Francisco, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1407938731.

How much does Medicare pay Richard Ward?

Richard Ward (NPI 1407938731) received approximately $67K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 248 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

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.

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