What is Richard Edney's specialty?

Richard Edney (NPI 1669450359) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Optometry in Columbus, NC.

Where does Richard Edney practice?

Richard Edney practices in Columbus, NC, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1669450359.

How much does Medicare pay Richard Edney?

Richard Edney (NPI 1669450359) received approximately $55K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 558 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1669450359

Richard EdneyOD

OptometryColumbus, NCI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,139

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

8,552

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$54K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 983 Optometry providers in NC — top quintile (cohort median 605).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

361

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$11K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

38.5%

Top prescribed drugs

Latanoprost133 claims

Neomycin/Polymyxin B/Dexametha62 claims

Prednisolone Acetate51 claims

Tobramycin/Dexamethasone39 claims

Timolol Maleate26 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$18

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$18

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$18

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Richard Edney'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). 5 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
HENDERSON COUNTY HOSPITAL CORPORATION	32	94
ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL INC.	28	49
FLETCHER HOSPITAL INC.	17	35
SOLSTAS LAB PARTNERS GROUP LLC	13	22
WALKER, MARTHA	11	25

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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