What is Richard Lock's specialty?

Richard Lock (NPI 1558334219) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Internal Medicine in Houston, TX.

Where does Richard Lock practice?

Richard Lock practices in Houston, TX, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1558334219.

How much does Medicare pay Richard Lock?

Richard Lock (NPI 1558334219) received approximately $103K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 341 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1558334219

Richard LockM.D.

Internal MedicineHouston, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

975

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,337

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$102K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 6,183 Internal Medicine providers in TX — above median (cohort median 673).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

22,456

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$1.6M

Distinct drugs

190

Brand share

20.6%

Top prescribed drugs

Atorvastatin Calcium1,296 claims

Rosuvastatin Calcium1,198 claims

Losartan Potassium1,004 claims

Amlodipine Besylate848 claims

Metoprolol Succinate809 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$2K

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$2K

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$2K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Richard Lock'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
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Houston, TX	254	725
CHCA WEST HOUSTON L P	73	198
Steven Yong Cardiology · Houston, TX	18	59
Shirley Mathew Ophthalmology · Houston, TX	13	29
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS M. D. ANDERSON CANCER CENTER	11	24
City Of Houston Ambulance Service Provider · Houston, TX	11	23
METHODIST HEALTH CENTERS	11	38

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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