What is Richard Spong's specialty?

Richard Spong (NPI 1689651093) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Nephrology in Minneapolis, MN.

Where does Richard Spong practice?

Richard Spong practices in Minneapolis, MN, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1689651093.

How much does Medicare pay Richard Spong?

Richard Spong (NPI 1689651093) received approximately $74K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 322 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1689651093

Richard SpongM.D.

NephrologyMinneapolis, MNI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

673

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,082

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$71K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 176 Nephrology providers in MN — top quintile (cohort median 667).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

5,258

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$315K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

38.4%

Top prescribed drugs

Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim1,598 claims

Prednisone353 claims

Tacrolimus343 claims

Amlodipine Besylate288 claims

Atorvastatin Calcium281 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Richard Spong'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). 39 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
FAIRVIEW HEALTH SERVICES	481	6,564
Naim Issa Nephrology · Rochester, MN	107	1,575
Arthur Matas General Surgery · Minneapolis, MN	104	568
Aleksandra Kukla Nephrology · Rochester, MN	88	1,051
FROELICH, JERRY	84	395
Ty Dunn General Surgery · Milwaukee, WI	69	916
David Benditt Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · St Cloud, MN	55	164
James Boyum Diagnostic Radiology · Rochester, MN	51	318
Henri Roukoz Cardiology · Minneapolis, MN	41	152
Kozhuvattasseri Madhusoodanan Cardiology · Minneapolis, MN	41	82
SAKAGUCHI, SCOTT	41	163
Jessica Kuehn-Hajder Diagnostic Radiology · Minneapolis, MN	38	249

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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