What is Richard Watson's specialty?

Richard Watson (NPI 1639171846) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Ophthalmology in Saint Joseph, MO.

Where does Richard Watson practice?

Richard Watson practices in Saint Joseph, MO, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1639171846.

How much does Medicare pay Richard Watson?

Richard Watson (NPI 1639171846) received approximately $246K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 1,566 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1639171846

Richard WatsonM.D.

PRACTICEMURPHY WATSON BURR EYE CENTER INCSee all providers at this practice →

OphthalmologySaint Joseph, MOI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

3,071

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

3,253

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$227K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 284 Ophthalmology providers in MO — above median (cohort median 2,050).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

4,287

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$120K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

14.8%

Top prescribed drugs

Latanoprost1,853 claims

Timolol Maleate778 claims

Brimonidine Tartrate587 claims

Erythromycin Base229 claims

Dorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat108 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

92.5

Quality

100.0

Cost

75.1

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.74%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$175

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$175

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$175

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Richard Watson'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). 58 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
HEARTLAND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	720	2,342
Murphy Watson Burr Surgery Center Inc Ambulatory Surgical Center · Saint Joseph, MO	324	673
NPI 1336122993	174	469
EASTRIDGE MEDICAL LABORATORY INC	63	157
LIPIRA, PHILLIP	47	88
Ellis Berkowitz Internal Medicine · Saint Joseph, MO	44	143
Robert Clark Internal Medicine · Saint Joseph, MO	42	180
Brett Nielson Diagnostic Radiology · Pittsburgh, PA	35	55
Wendell Bronson Rheumatology · Saint Joseph, MO	34	100
Mark Lierz Urology · Saint Joseph, MO	33	60
Hemant Sheth Pulmonary Disease · Saint Joseph, MO	30	103
Paul Isenbarger Diagnostic Radiology · Honolulu, HI	29	43

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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