What is Clifford Riester's specialty?

Clifford Riester (NPI 1699774331) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Diagnostic Radiology in Clyde, NC.

Where does Clifford Riester practice?

Clifford Riester practices in Clyde, NC, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1699774331.

How much does Medicare pay Clifford Riester?

Clifford Riester (NPI 1699774331) received approximately $119K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 2,102 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1699774331

Clifford RiesterM.D.

PRACTICEFRANKLIN RICHARD LANG,MDSee all providers at this practice →

Diagnostic RadiologyClyde, NCI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

3,416

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

3,628

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$109K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,040 Diagnostic Radiology providers in NC — above median (cohort median 3,034).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

93.5

Quality

100.0

Cost

78.5

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.78%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$20

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$20

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$20

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Clifford Riester'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). 90 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
County Of Haywood Ambulance Service Provider · Waynesville, NC	456	817
Debera Huderly Diagnostic Radiology · Clyde, NC	306	553
Mark Mittelman Diagnostic Radiology · Clyde, NC	285	480
Steven Crider Internal Medicine · Clyde, NC	193	427
LAPKOFF, JAMES	157	282
Samuel Kolleh General Practice · Pensacola, FL	146	374
GRADY, JON	144	396
POLANCO, JORGE	137	221
John Lafata Internal Medicine · Clyde, NC	134	474
Jack Ditty Emergency Medicine · Morgantown, WV	133	222
BRAUER, MARVIN	124	288
William Miller Orthopedic Surgery · Clyde, NC	121	343

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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