What is Richard Rucker's specialty?

Richard Rucker (NPI 1659477685) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Pulmonary Disease in Los Alamitos, CA.

Where does Richard Rucker practice?

Richard Rucker practices in Los Alamitos, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1659477685.

How much does Medicare pay Richard Rucker?

Richard Rucker (NPI 1659477685) received approximately $296K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 643 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1659477685

Richard RuckerM.D.

PRACTICELOS ALAMITOS PULMONARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATES INCSee all providers at this practice →

Pulmonary DiseaseLos Alamitos, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,328

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

3,064

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$292K

Peer benchmark

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

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

3,699

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$303K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

19.5%

Top prescribed drugs

Amlodipine Besylate228 claims

Atorvastatin Calcium194 claims

Losartan Potassium137 claims

Levothyroxine Sodium128 claims

Omeprazole102 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

22.3

Quality

0.0

Cost

74.4

Improvement activities

0.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

-6.32%

Individual

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$418

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$418

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$418

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Richard Rucker'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). 40 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Ankit Patel Diagnostic Radiology · Orange, CA	168	682
Randy Fanous Diagnostic Radiology · San Diego, CA	138	565
Vincent Polek Diagnostic Radiology · Los Alamitos, CA	127	452
Bradley Hatfield Diagnostic Radiology · Mission Hills, CA	112	389
Bret Witter Cardiology · Los Alamitos, CA	99	509
Stuart Fischer Cardiology · Los Alamitos, CA	88	425
Steven Forman Interventional Cardiology · Los Alamitos, CA	81	314
Timothy O'neill Cardiology · Los Alamitos, CA	79	477
BROWN, KENNETH	63	205
Omid Omidvar Neurology · Los Alamitos, CA	46	254
Mario Curti Hematology-Oncology · Los Alamitos, CA	46	517
Gregory Moreno Emergency Medicine · Los Alamitos, CA	41	125

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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