What is Richard Carano's specialty?

Richard Carano (NPI 1518954502) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Endocrinology in Ames, IA.

Where does Richard Carano practice?

Richard Carano practices in Ames, IA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1518954502.

How much does Medicare pay Richard Carano?

Richard Carano (NPI 1518954502) received approximately $271K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 780 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1518954502

Richard CaranoMD

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EndocrinologyAmes, IAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

4,078

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

9,700

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$263K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 36 Endocrinology providers in IA — top quintile (cohort median 639).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

10,194

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$4.2M

Distinct drugs

Brand share

61.8%

Top prescribed drugs

Levothyroxine Sodium1,222 claims

Semaglutide1,010 claims

Empagliflozin776 claims

Atorvastatin Calcium414 claims

Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog413 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$17

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$17

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$17

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Richard Carano'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). 60 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Mary Greeley Medical Center Medicare Diabetes Preventive Program · Ames, IA	249	1,060
Mayo Collaborative Services, Inc Clinical Laboratory · Rochester, MN	136	555
David Sosnouski Diagnostic Radiology · Ames, IA	88	217
OLSON, CHARLES	86	225
Dean Gute Diagnostic Radiology · Ames, IA	80	191
Stuart Christenson Cardiology · Ames, IA	66	246
LARSON, DAVID	66	161
Grant Goldsberry Diagnostic Radiology · Alleman, IA	59	133
Rakshak Sarda Cardiology · Ames, IA	57	365
Lavanya Amuluru, Md Nephrology · Ames, IA	46	369
BOONE COUNTY HOSPITAL	41	270
WANZEK, STEVEN	35	158

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

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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