What is Richard Kesten's specialty?

Richard Kesten (NPI 1609855766) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Anesthesiology in Shreveport, LA.

Where does Richard Kesten practice?

Richard Kesten practices in Shreveport, LA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1609855766.

How much does Medicare pay Richard Kesten?

Richard Kesten (NPI 1609855766) received approximately $9K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 106 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1609855766

Richard KestenM.D.

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AnesthesiologyShreveport, LAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

173

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

208

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$9K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 413 Anesthesiology providers in LA — above median (cohort median 118).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

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 Kesten'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). 19 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
WILLIS KNIGHTON MEDICAL CENTER, INC.	156	310
Ted Warren Family Practice · Bossier City, LA	63	80
James Howell General Surgery · Bossier City, LA	39	107
PATTERSON, EUGENE	39	60
Rachel Heard Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Shreveport, LA	23	33
Steven Fontana Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Jonesboro, AR	22	33
ALBA, JOSE	22	26
Brent Boudreaux Diagnostic Radiology · Shreveport, LA	20	25
Monica Collinsworth Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Bossier City, LA	18	24
Wayne Homza Diagnostic Radiology · Shreveport, LA	17	31
Craig Florea Emergency Medicine · Shreveport, LA	16	27
Basel Kasabali Cardiology · Shreveport, LA	15	23

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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