What is Christopher Richards's specialty?

Christopher Richards (NPI 1699102525) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Physician Assistant in Greer, SC.

Where does Christopher Richards practice?

Christopher Richards practices in Greer, SC, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1699102525.

How much does Medicare pay Christopher Richards?

Christopher Richards (NPI 1699102525) received approximately $39K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 279 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1699102525

Christopher RichardsPA-C

Physician AssistantGreer, SCI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

504

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

946

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$33K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,812 Physician Assistant providers in SC — top quintile (cohort median 383).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,380

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$17K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

15.7%

Top prescribed drugs

Cefadroxil251 claims

Dexamethasone243 claims

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen216 claims

Celecoxib207 claims

Famotidine124 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 Christopher Richards'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). 4 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Brayton Shirley Orthopedic Surgery · Greer, SC	65	289
ROGERS, JOHN	13	19
SMITH, JENNIFER	13	17
Matthew Hindman Hospitalist · Greenville, SC	13	14

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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ProviderScore

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