What is Richard Katz's specialty?

Richard Katz (NPI 1548332539) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Cardiology in San Diego, CA.

Where does Richard Katz practice?

Richard Katz practices in San Diego, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1548332539.

How much does Medicare pay Richard Katz?

Richard Katz (NPI 1548332539) received approximately $309K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 516 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1548332539

Richard KatzMD

PRACTICEKARL SUN, M.D. INC.See all providers at this practice →

CardiologySan Diego, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

3,499

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

5,127

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$307K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,869 Cardiology providers in CA — top quintile (cohort median 2,371).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

4,018

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$358K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

13.7%

Top prescribed drugs

Atorvastatin Calcium519 claims

Losartan Potassium270 claims

Metoprolol Tartrate269 claims

Potassium Chloride197 claims

Metoprolol Succinate197 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

75.0

Quality

0.0

Cost

89.3

Improvement activities

0.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.00%

Individual

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$359

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$359

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$359

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Richard Katz'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). 39 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Unilab Corporation Clinical Laboratory · West Hills, CA	120	368
ALVARADO HOSPITAL, LLC	100	197
Erik Gilbertson Dermatology · La Mesa, CA	40	78
Scott Brown Urology · La Mesa, CA	40	133
Scott Harman Diagnostic Radiology · San Diego, CA	35	57
Robert Ginsberg Dermatology · San Diego, CA	29	129
Charles Kossman Internal Medicine · San Diego, CA	28	292
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA	26	120
Ross Schwartzberg Diagnostic Radiology · San Diego, CA	24	37
American Medical Response Ambulance Service, Inc. Ambulance Service Provider · San Diego, CA	24	41
Donald Triolo Podiatry · San Diego, CA	23	70
NPI 1467524454	22	45

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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