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PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1508029380

Richard HeardM.D.

PRACTICEGAC ANESTHESIA, LLCSee all providers at this practice →
GastroenterologyColumbus, MSI
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PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024
Total Rx claims
1,407
Beneficiaries
—
Total drug cost
$279K
Distinct drugs
21
Brand share
37.7%
Top prescribed drugs
Omeprazole239 claims
Pantoprazole Sodium225 claims
Sodium, Potassium,mag Sulfates162 claims
Famotidine121 claims
Peg3350/Sod Sulf,bicarb,cl/Kcl98 claims
QUALITY · MIPS · 2024
Final MIPS score
91.1
Quality
82.2
Cost
77.9
Improvement activities
40.0
Promoting interop.
0.0
Payment adjustment
0.68%
Group
MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024
Total beneficiaries
1,207
Unique beneficiaries
—
Total services
4,204
Distinct HCPCS
20
Medicare payment
$200K
Peer benchmark
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Q5
Total Medicare services vs. 100 Gastroenterology providers in MS — above median (cohort median 3,010).
INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024
Total received
$1K
Payment records
80
By payment type
Food and Beverage$1K
Top paying entities
Food and Beverage$1K
REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Richard Heard'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). 16 inbound referrers · 28 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from
Inbound — who sends patients here
PhysicianPatientsVisits
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2648
Robbie Godwin
Diagnostic Radiology · Columbus, MS
2456
Samuel Johnson
Gastroenterology · Columbus, MS
1737
John Boswell
Sleep Medicine · Columbus, MS
1334
WINSTON COUNTY MEDICAL FOUNDATION1329
Owusu Asamoah
Internal Medicine · Roanoke, VA
1331
Keith Mccoy
Emergency Medicine · Columbus, MS
1223
Patti Manning
Emergency Medicine · Columbus, MS
1227
Refers patients to
Outbound — where patients go next
PhysicianPatientsVisits
Columbus Endoscopy Center, Llc
Ambulatory Surgical Center · Columbus, MS
172770
NPI 1497938690127210
Memphis Pathology Laboratory
Clinical Laboratory · Memphis, TN
110286
BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL - GOLDEN TRIANGLE INC.110410
OKTIBBEHA COUNTY HOSPITAL76154
Mark Ellis
Diagnostic Radiology · Edina, MN
68206
MORGAN, DAVID51170
Chris Shapley
Diagnostic Radiology · Starkville, MS
4188
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings
Clinical Laboratory · Birmingham, AL
3051
Michael Buehler
Diagnostic Radiology · Starkville, MS
2960
Diagnostic Tissue/Cytology Group, Pllc
Clinical Laboratory · Meridian, MS
2460
NORTH MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER, INC.2345
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.