What is Richard Ehlers's specialty?

Richard Ehlers (NPI 1578661021) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Ophthalmology in Yakima, WA.

Where does Richard Ehlers practice?

Richard Ehlers practices in Yakima, WA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1578661021.

How much does Medicare pay Richard Ehlers?

Richard Ehlers (NPI 1578661021) received approximately $408K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 933 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1578661021

Richard EhlersMD

PRACTICEEHLERS EYE SURGERY LLCSee all providers at this practice →

OphthalmologyYakima, WAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

2,628

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

4,700

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$393K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 373 Ophthalmology providers in WA — top quintile (cohort median 2,090).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,974

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$71K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

14.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Latanoprost465 claims

Prednisolone Acetate398 claims

Ofloxacin377 claims

Diazepam198 claims

Dorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat128 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

75.0

Quality

0.0

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

0.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.00%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$441

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$441

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$441

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Richard Ehlers'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). 26 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
YAKIMA VALLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION	272	1,026
LEONARD, CHARLES	238	560
MEMORIAL PHYSICIANS, PLLC	107	269
YAKIMA HMA LLC	51	144
Ryan Coyle Optometry · Park City, UT	42	151
GOUVEIA, JOSEPH	34	56
NOBLE, MICHAEL	34	119
WRIGHT, GREGORY	26	47
David Stepanek Diagnostic Radiology · Yakima, WA	22	36
Daniel Pak Diagnostic Radiology · Yakima, WA	21	40
NPI 1326191412	20	44
GLENSKI, WILLIAM	20	29

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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