What is Richard Charles's specialty?

Richard Charles (NPI 1588629216) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Internal Medicine in Buffalo, NY.

Where does Richard Charles practice?

Richard Charles practices in Buffalo, NY, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1588629216.

How much does Medicare pay Richard Charles?

Richard Charles (NPI 1588629216) received approximately $192K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 647 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1588629216

Richard CharlesM.D.

PRACTICEBUFFALO MEDICAL GROUP, PCSee all providers at this practice →

Internal MedicineBuffalo, NYI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

2,891

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

3,979

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$184K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 7,864 Internal Medicine providers in NY — top quintile (cohort median 552).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

10,574

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$1.7M

Distinct drugs

135

Brand share

27.1%

Top prescribed drugs

Rosuvastatin Calcium738 claims

Atorvastatin Calcium473 claims

Amlodipine Besylate439 claims

Levothyroxine Sodium396 claims

Pantoprazole Sodium352 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

No data available for this provider in 2025.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Richard Charles'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). 24 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
KALE, JAYANT	83	239
Sherif Sherif Pulmonary Disease · Williamsville, NY	29	110
KALEIDA HEALTH	24	60
ERIE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER CORPORATION	20	134
Laura Ford-Mukkamala Cardiology · Orchard Park, NY	18	43
Inkee Min Nephrology · Buffalo, NY	18	242
Lasalle Ambulance Inc Ambulance Service Provider · Buffalo, NY	18	41
Donald Switzer Cardiology · Williamsville, NY	18	41
Jehad Miqdadi Gastroenterology · Buffalo, NY	17	106
Anthony Mangano Diagnostic Radiology · New Hartford, NY	14	32
Michael Licata Diagnostic Radiology · Buffalo, NY	14	35
Angela Lore Physician Assistant · Buffalo, NY	13	47

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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