PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1629047766

Richard EpterM.D.,DABPM,FIPP

PRACTICEAUGA ANESTHESIA, LLCSee all providers at this practice →

Interventional Pain ManagementAugusta, GAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

996

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,675

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$122K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 58 Interventional Pain Management providers in GA — below median (cohort median 2,970).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

997

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$36K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

45.1%

Top prescribed drugs

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen256 claims

Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen146 claims

Baclofen93 claims

Oxycodone Hcl85 claims

Gabapentin80 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

$19K

Payment records

By payment type

Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program$9K

Education$7K

Food and Beverage$2K

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$446

Top paying entities

Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program$9K

Education$7K

Food and Beverage$2K

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$446

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Richard Epter'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). 11 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Millennium Health, Llc Clinical Laboratory · San Diego, CA	152	583
William Schiff Psychologist, Clinical · Augusta, GA	49	130
GEORGIALINA PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATES LLC	46	384
AU MEDICAL CENTER, INC	40	138
MERWIN, KAITLIN	17	89
AUGUSTA HOSPITAL LLC	15	23
Rodney Hobbs Diagnostic Radiology · Evans, GA	15	26
ANDERSON, SAMANTHA	15	62
AIKEN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTERS LLC	15	50
Jose Bauza Diagnostic Radiology · Augusta, GA	13	32
Forrest Walker Diagnostic Radiology · Augusta, GA	12	21

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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ProviderScore

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