PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1548587769

Richard HwangM.D., PH.D.

PRACTICESOUTHWEST RETINA CONSULTANTS, P.A.See all providers at this practice →

OphthalmologyEl Paso, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

2,646

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

25,460

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$2.5M

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,238 Ophthalmology providers in TX — top quintile (cohort median 1,864).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

400

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$13K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

31.3%

Top prescribed drugs

Prednisolone Acetate125 claims

Moxifloxacin Hcl87 claims

Cyclopentolate Hcl53 claims

Dorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat38 claims

Ketorolac Tromethamine33 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

100.0

Quality

100.0

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

1.05%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$586

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$586

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Richard Hwang'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). 7 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO HOSPITAL AUTHORITY	186	1,234
Marc Mathias Ophthalmology · Aurora, CO	29	129
Janis Ferrell Anesthesiology · Aurora, CO	27	40
Jeffrey Olson Ophthalmology · Aurora, CO	22	97
QUIROZ-MERCADO, HUGO	20	138
Katherine Payne Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Aurora, CO	12	24
NPI 1396781134	12	53

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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