What is Richard Berquist's specialty?

Richard Berquist (NPI 1588659718) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Family Practice in Fresno, CA.

Where does Richard Berquist practice?

Richard Berquist practices in Fresno, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1588659718.

How much does Medicare pay Richard Berquist?

Richard Berquist (NPI 1588659718) received approximately $131K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 318 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1588659718

Richard BerquistMD

Family PracticeFresno, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,186

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

2,041

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$124K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 8,228 Family Practice providers in CA — top quintile (cohort median 411).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

8,336

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$791K

Distinct drugs

134

Brand share

25.8%

Top prescribed drugs

Atorvastatin Calcium637 claims

Amlodipine Besylate304 claims

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen296 claims

Levothyroxine Sodium281 claims

Metformin Hcl276 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$1K

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$1K

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$1K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Richard Berquist'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). 4 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Unilab Corporation Clinical Laboratory · West Hills, CA	140	459
FRESNO COMMUNITY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER	48	142
SAINT AGNES MEDICAL CENTER	22	56
FRESNO COMMUNITY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER	20	72

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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