What is Richard Johnston's specialty?

Richard Johnston (NPI 1518968759) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Orthopedic Surgery in Saint Louis, MO.

Where does Richard Johnston practice?

Richard Johnston practices in Saint Louis, MO, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1518968759.

How much does Medicare pay Richard Johnston?

Richard Johnston (NPI 1518968759) received approximately $211K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 389 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1518968759

Richard JohnstonMD

Orthopedic SurgerySaint Louis, MOI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,143

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

14,121

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$205K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 457 Orthopedic Surgery providers in MO — top quintile (cohort median 1,114).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

791

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$4K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

21.1%

Top prescribed drugs

Meloxicam222 claims

Oxycodone Hcl162 claims

Pregabalin139 claims

Cefuroxime Axetil127 claims

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen40 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

83.6

Quality

77.3

Cost

68.1

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.36%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$362

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$362

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$362

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Richard Johnston'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 · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
MISSOURI BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER	247	1,517
ST. LUKES EPISCOPAL-PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL	72	240
Christopher Thornton Diagnostic Radiology · Saint Louis, MO	48	139
ST. LOUIS HOME HEALTH, LLC	44	120
Jamie Colonnello Diagnostic Radiology · Fort Collins, CO	37	109
MISSOURI BAPTIST HOSPITAL OF SULLIVAN	34	129
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Maryland Heights, MO	28	55
MERCY HOSPITALS EAST COMMUNITIES	23	81
NPI 1407879562	18	31
BJC HOME CARE SERVICES	18	50
MERCY HOSPITALS EAST COMMUNITIES	17	64
Creve Coeur Surgery Center, Llc Ambulatory Surgical Center · Creve Coeur, MO	15	17

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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