What is Richard Walker's specialty?

Richard Walker (NPI 1497892996) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Ophthalmology in Randolph, NJ.

Where does Richard Walker practice?

Richard Walker practices in Randolph, NJ, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1497892996.

How much does Medicare pay Richard Walker?

Richard Walker (NPI 1497892996) received approximately $139K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 705 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1497892996

Richard WalkerD.O.

OphthalmologyRandolph, NJI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,233

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,412

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$125K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 531 Ophthalmology providers in NJ — below median (cohort median 2,470).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

889

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$166K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

37.8%

Top prescribed drugs

Latanoprost297 claims

Prednisolone Acetate95 claims

Dorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat76 claims

Timolol Maleate73 claims

Cyclosporine60 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

89.0

Quality

90.5

Cost

75.8

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.59%

Group

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 Walker'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). 5 inbound referrers · 8 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Raritan, NJ	33	51
AHS HOSPITAL CORP.	27	58
Laura Perrin Optometry · Randolph, NJ	16	40
Bioreference Health, Llc Clinical Laboratory · Elmwood Park, NJ	13	26
Kartik Patel Ophthalmology · Mine Hill, NJ	12	25

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
River Drive Surgery Center, Llc Ambulatory Surgical Center · Elmwood Park, NJ	40	114
SAINT CLARES HOSPITAL INC	38	70
AHS HOSPITAL CORP.	31	55
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Raritan, NJ	30	62
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated Clinical Laboratory · Clifton, NJ	23	41
Leonid Lamper Anesthesiology · Elmwood Park, NJ	16	35
DESAI, ARUNA	15	32
Kartik Patel Ophthalmology · Mine Hill, NJ	11	22

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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