What is Donald Richards's specialty?

Donald Richards (NPI 1659313559) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Medical Oncology in Tyler, TX.

Where does Donald Richards practice?

Donald Richards practices in Tyler, TX, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1659313559.

How much does Medicare pay Donald Richards?

Donald Richards (NPI 1659313559) received approximately $2.1M in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 766 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1659313559

Donald RichardsMD

Medical OncologyTyler, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

3,540

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

65,951

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$815K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 393 Medical Oncology providers in TX — top quintile (cohort median 4,999).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,261

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$2.3M

Distinct drugs

Brand share

24.9%

Top prescribed drugs

Letrozole227 claims

Prednisone141 claims

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen86 claims

Alendronate Sodium62 claims

Potassium Chloride61 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

85.1

Quality

67.5

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.43%

APM Entity

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$3K

Payment records

By payment type

Consulting Fee$2K

Food and Beverage$575

Education$23

Top paying entities

Consulting Fee$2K

Food and Beverage$575

Education$23

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Donald Richards'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). 38 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Trincare Inc Clinical Laboratory · Tyler, TX	152	4,198
EAST TEXAS MEDICAL CENTER	82	562
Charles Crum Diagnostic Radiology · Tyler, TX	60	424
R. Walker Diagnostic Radiology · Tyler, TX	56	417
Thomas Gregory Medical Oncology · Tyler, TX	56	1,481
Alfred Llave Diagnostic Radiology · Tyler, TX	56	438
ANDREWS, JOHN	55	526
WARD, FRANK	55	1,680
Kurt Reuland Diagnostic Radiology · Tyler, TX	55	448
Michael Williams Diagnostic Radiology · Tyler, TX	53	353
Ramon Kumar Cardiology · Tyler, TX	48	417
Robert Sanchez Diagnostic Radiology · Tyler, TX	48	389

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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