What is Richard Belkin's specialty?

Richard Belkin (NPI 1659380178) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Pulmonary Disease in Santa Barbara, CA.

Where does Richard Belkin practice?

Richard Belkin practices in Santa Barbara, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1659380178.

How much does Medicare pay Richard Belkin?

Richard Belkin (NPI 1659380178) received approximately $453K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 579 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1659380178

Richard BelkinMD

Pulmonary DiseaseSanta Barbara, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

4,577

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

7,816

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$437K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 901 Pulmonary Disease providers in CA — top quintile (cohort median 927).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

2,226

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$3.9M

Distinct drugs

Brand share

71.7%

Top prescribed drugs

Fluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter402 claims

Albuterol Sulfate268 claims

Umeclidinium Brm/Vilanterol Tr126 claims

Azithromycin105 claims

Dupilumab71 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

87.0

Quality

71.9

Cost

77.5

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.51%

Individual

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$17K

Payment records

124

By payment type

Consulting Fee$9K

Education$3K

Food and Beverage$3K

Travel and Lodging$2K

Top paying entities

Consulting Fee$9K

Education$3K

Food and Beverage$3K

Travel and Lodging$2K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Richard Belkin'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). 29 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
SANTA BARBARA COTTAGE HOSPITAL	171	935
Pacific Diagnostic Laboratories Clinical Laboratory · Santa Barbara, CA	153	2,071
Steven Hartzman Diagnostic Radiology · Santa Barbara, CA	66	386
American Medical Response West Ambulance Service Provider · Buellton, CA	60	218
Michael Trambert Diagnostic Radiology · Santa Barbara, CA	51	185
LEE, ARTHUR	47	244
Christopher Kuzminski Diagnostic Radiology · Santa Barbara, CA	44	169
Sean Snodgress Diagnostic Radiology · Santa Barbara, CA	37	141
Unilab Corporation Clinical Laboratory · West Hills, CA	30	253
John Wrench Diagnostic Radiology · Santa Barbara, CA	30	148
GOLETA VALLEY COTTAGE HOSPITAL	25	113
Daniel Fox Radiation Oncology · Santa Barbara, CA	25	128

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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