What is Thomas Rivers's specialty?

Thomas Rivers (NPI 1518963834) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Orthopedic Surgery in Sugar Land, TX.

Where does Thomas Rivers practice?

Thomas Rivers practices in Sugar Land, TX, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1518963834.

How much does Medicare pay Thomas Rivers?

Thomas Rivers (NPI 1518963834) received approximately $156K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 433 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1518963834

Thomas RiversM.D.

Orthopedic SurgerySugar Land, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

979

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

2,174

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$132K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,568 Orthopedic Surgery providers in TX — above median (cohort median 1,443).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

648

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$6K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

40.6%

Top prescribed drugs

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen263 claims

Meloxicam120 claims

Celecoxib105 claims

Tramadol Hcl56 claims

Gabapentin51 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$619

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$341

Travel and Lodging$277

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$341

Travel and Lodging$277

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Thomas Rivers'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). 6 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
MEMORIAL HERMANN HEALTH SYSTEM	82	354
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Houston, TX	33	112
MEMORIAL HERMANN SUGAR LAND SURGICAL HOSPITAL, LLP	25	98
ORSON, LILLIAN	17	35
METHODIST HEALTH CENTERS	13	26
Memorial Hermann Surgery Center Richmond, Llc Ambulatory Surgical Center · Richmond, TX	11	19

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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