What is Paul Riggs's specialty?

Paul Riggs (NPI 1689699928) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is General Surgery in Oskaloosa, IA.

Where does Paul Riggs practice?

Paul Riggs practices in Oskaloosa, IA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1689699928.

How much does Medicare pay Paul Riggs?

Paul Riggs (NPI 1689699928) received approximately $9K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 32 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1689699928

Paul RiggsM.D.

PRACTICEMAHASKA COUNTY HOSPITALSee all providers at this practice →

General SurgeryOskaloosa, IAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$4K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 201 General Surgery providers in IA — bottom quintile (cohort median 322).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

196

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$4K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

7.1%

Top prescribed drugs

Omeprazole83 claims

Sucralfate66 claims

Pantoprazole Sodium20 claims

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen14 claims

Mesalamine13 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

95.7

Quality

89.8

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

94.0

Payment adjustment

0.87%

APM Entity

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

No data available for this provider in 2025.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Paul Riggs'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). 9 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
MAHASKA COUNTY HOSPITAL	181	1,053
Akhtar Ashraf Diagnostic Radiology · Ottumwa, IA	74	218
Iowa Pathology Associates Pc Clinical Laboratory · Des Moines, IA	32	62
Peter Hoftiezer Family Practice · Chariton, IA	27	92
Elvin Mccarl Diagnostic Radiology · Ottumwa, IA	26	49
WHITIS, ANNE	25	74
HIRL, EDWARD	25	71
OLDSON, BENJAMIN	21	74
WHITIS, MATTHEW	18	39

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.

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