What is Ricky Collins's specialty?

Ricky Collins (NPI 1659364024) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Family Practice in Whitesburg, KY.

Where does Ricky Collins practice?

Ricky Collins practices in Whitesburg, KY, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1659364024.

How much does Medicare pay Ricky Collins?

Ricky Collins (NPI 1659364024) received approximately $9K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 68 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1659364024

Ricky CollinsMD

PRACTICEAPPALACHIAN REGIONAL HEALTHCARE, INC.See all providers at this practice →

Family PracticeWhitesburg, KYI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$7K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,197 Family Practice providers in KY — bottom quintile (cohort median 655).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

7,977

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$489K

Distinct drugs

142

Brand share

22.6%

Top prescribed drugs

Levothyroxine Sodium344 claims

Pantoprazole Sodium305 claims

Montelukast Sodium305 claims

Atorvastatin Calcium261 claims

Lisinopril241 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

96.3

Quality

83.6

Cost

90.9

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.89%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$215

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$215

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$215

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Ricky Collins'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). 28 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
APPALACHIAN REGIONAL HEALTHCARE, INC.	478	3,614
APPALACHIAN REGIONAL HEALTHCARE, INC.	200	1,160
Pablo Lopez Cardiology · Orlando, FL	142	1,161
Neon Volunteer Fire Department Inc Ambulance Service Provider · Neon, KY	120	603
MOUNTAIN COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CORPORATION	93	421
Salahadin Gharad Cardiology · Whitesburg, KY	68	291
PIKEVILLE MEDICAL CENTER INC	61	232
Kevin Gooch Internal Medicine · Whitesburg, KY	56	661
Mahmood Alam Pulmonary Disease · Whitesburg, KY	53	577
Veronica Caudill-Engle Family Practice · Hazard, KY	50	325
MIRANDA, PROSPERO	45	223
DJ LETCHER MANOR LLC	44	264

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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