What is Richard Vest's specialty?

Richard Vest (NPI 1457557415) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology in Birmingham, AL.

Where does Richard Vest practice?

Richard Vest practices in Birmingham, AL, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1457557415.

How much does Medicare pay Richard Vest?

Richard Vest (NPI 1457557415) received approximately $161K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 396 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1457557415

Richard VestM.D.

Clinical Cardiac ElectrophysiologyBirmingham, ALI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,628

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

2,565

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$137K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 34 Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology providers in AL — below median (cohort median 3,782).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

2,708

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$797K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

49.6%

Top prescribed drugs

Apixaban719 claims

Metoprolol Succinate419 claims

Flecainide Acetate174 claims

Diltiazem Hcl147 claims

Amiodarone Hcl133 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$1K

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$1K

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$1K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Richard Vest'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). 44 inbound referrers · 76 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Matthew Nessmith Cardiology · Greenville, SC	115	474
ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL INC	113	508
Jon Bittrick Cardiology · Greenville, SC	98	357
Edward Stewart Cardiology · Greenville, SC	94	478
Mark Grabarczyk Cardiology · Greenville, SC	93	329
Boston Scientific Cardiac Diagnostic Services, Llc Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF) · Houston, TX	44	139
FREEMAN, LAWRENCE	40	209
Barbara Moran-Faile Cardiology · Greenville, SC	37	165
David Pelino Diagnostic Radiology · Spartanburg, SC	34	66
Joan Burkhardt Diagnostic Radiology · Spartanburg, SC	34	80
James Haswell Diagnostic Radiology · Columbia, SC	33	77
Barry Lazenby Diagnostic Radiology · Spartanburg, SC	29	66

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL INC	218	732
Craig Mccotter Cardiology · Wilmington, NC	101	359
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Burlington, NC	94	332
A. Thomas Siachos Cardiology · Greenville, SC	91	296
Christopher Smith Cardiology · Greenville, SC	84	370
John Cebe Internal Medicine · Greenville, SC	84	265
Jon Bittrick Cardiology · Greenville, SC	80	303
ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL INC	77	239
Matthew Nessmith Cardiology · Greenville, SC	70	263
Edward Stewart Cardiology · Greenville, SC	67	275
GREENVILLE HEALTH SYSTEM	56	143
Brad Simpson Cardiology · Greenville, SC	56	167

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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