What is Richard Forster's specialty?

Richard Forster (NPI 1518962141) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Orthopedic Surgery in Dayton, OH.

Where does Richard Forster practice?

Richard Forster practices in Dayton, OH, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1518962141.

How much does Medicare pay Richard Forster?

Richard Forster (NPI 1518962141) received approximately $146K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 387 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1518962141

Richard ForsterMD

PRACTICEORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE OF DAYTON INCSee all providers at this practice →

Orthopedic SurgeryDayton, OHI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

976

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,223

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$134K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 853 Orthopedic Surgery providers in OH — above median (cohort median 1,114).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

292

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$1K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

3.8%

Top prescribed drugs

Tramadol Hcl107 claims

Oxycodone Hcl91 claims

Cephalexin37 claims

Amoxicillin17 claims

Clindamycin Hcl16 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

93.0

Quality

86.0

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.76%

APM Entity

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$14

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$14

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$14

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Richard Forster'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). 18 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
KETTERING MEDICAL CENTER	325	1,464
MIAMI VALLEY HOSPITAL	55	165
DAYTON OSTEOPATHIC HOSPITAL	37	93
UPPER VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER	27	75
BUSCH, CALVERT	21	74
Scott Arnold Pathology · Kettering, OH	19	59
Yvonne Dowdy Pathology · Kettering, OH	19	60
Jeffery Nielson Diagnostic Radiology · Kettering, OH	19	54
Asma Riaz Internal Medicine · Dayton, OH	19	57
Paul Colavincenzo Anesthesiology · Dayton, OH	19	57
Roland Gazaille Diagnostic Radiology · Detroit, MI	18	51
Paul Nitz Orthopedic Surgery · Dayton, OH	17	41

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.

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