What is Richard Happel's specialty?

Richard Happel (NPI 1568422954) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Cardiology in Wytheville, VA.

Where does Richard Happel practice?

Richard Happel practices in Wytheville, VA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1568422954.

How much does Medicare pay Richard Happel?

Richard Happel (NPI 1568422954) received approximately $78K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 544 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1568422954

Richard HappelM.D., PH.D.

CardiologyWytheville, VAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,027

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,341

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$73K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 448 Cardiology providers in VA — below median (cohort median 2,874).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

3,313

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$504K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

24.4%

Top prescribed drugs

Metoprolol Tartrate566 claims

Apixaban338 claims

Metoprolol Succinate288 claims

Amlodipine Besylate211 claims

Losartan Potassium171 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Richard Happel'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). 42 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
WYTHE COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL LLC	460	1,320
SHEROWSKY, RONALD	210	417
Tracy Mathena Emergency Medicine · Wytheville, VA	82	169
SOLSTAS LAB PARTNERS GROUP LLC	79	160
CARILION NEW RIVER VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER	69	124
Wayne Ramsey Nurse Practitioner · Pinehurst, NC	63	100
Rebecca Scott Nurse Practitioner · Pulaski, VA	60	168
Norman Morin Orthopaedic Surgery · Wytheville, VA	56	132
FOX, KEVIN	55	128
NPI 1457322604	48	154
Sara Kalies Physician Assistant · Christiansburg, VA	42	81
John Harkless Family Practice · Wytheville, VA	39	103

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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