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PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1689651093

Richard SpongM.D.

NephrologyMinneapolis, MNI
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MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024
Total beneficiaries
673
Unique beneficiaries
—
Total services
1,082
Distinct HCPCS
6
Medicare payment
$71K
Peer benchmark
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Q3
Q4
Q5
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
48
Brand share
38.4%
Top prescribed drugs
Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim1,598 claims
Prednisone353 claims
Tacrolimus343 claims
Amlodipine Besylate288 claims
Atorvastatin Calcium281 claims
INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024
No data available for this provider in 2024.
QUALITY · MIPS · 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
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38249
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.