What is Richard Hammond's specialty?

Richard Hammond (NPI 1699773085) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Dermatology in Santa Barbara, CA.

Where does Richard Hammond practice?

Richard Hammond practices in Santa Barbara, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1699773085.

How much does Medicare pay Richard Hammond?

Richard Hammond (NPI 1699773085) received approximately $230K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 798 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1699773085

Richard HammondMD

DermatologySanta Barbara, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

2,027

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

3,991

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$192K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,546 Dermatology providers in CA — above median (cohort median 2,504).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

189

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$66K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

14.3%

Top prescribed drugs

Triamcinolone Acetonide33 claims

Fluocinonide33 claims

Ketoconazole28 claims

Minoxidil26 claims

Clobetasol Propionate18 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

29.1

Quality

0.0

Cost

96.8

Improvement activities

0.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

-5.51%

Individual

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$127

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$127

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$127

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Richard Hammond'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). 6 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Pacific Diagnostic Laboratories Clinical Laboratory · Santa Barbara, CA	139	325
Thomas Vanmeter Dermatology · Santa Barbara, CA	34	45
SANTA BARBARA COTTAGE HOSPITAL	28	68
GOLETA VALLEY COTTAGE HOSPITAL	17	34
John Wrench Diagnostic Radiology · Santa Barbara, CA	11	16
Alex Weinstein Urology · Santa Barbara, CA	11	16

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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