What is Joseph Ratchford's specialty?

Joseph Ratchford (NPI 1730280512) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Internal Medicine in Springfield, GA.

Where does Joseph Ratchford practice?

Joseph Ratchford practices in Springfield, GA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1730280512.

How much does Medicare pay Joseph Ratchford?

Joseph Ratchford (NPI 1730280512) received approximately $222K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 377 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1730280512

Joseph RatchfordMD

PRACTICEEFFINGHAM MEDICAL PARTNERS, LLCSee all providers at this practice →

Internal MedicineSpringfield, GAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

2,561

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

54,236

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$216K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 2,751 Internal Medicine providers in GA — top quintile (cohort median 670).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

17,790

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$1.1M

Distinct drugs

204

Brand share

19.4%

Top prescribed drugs

Atorvastatin Calcium556 claims

Amlodipine Besylate527 claims

Levothyroxine Sodium523 claims

Losartan Potassium463 claims

Omeprazole426 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

98.9

Quality

85.4

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

1.00%

APM Entity

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$2K

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$2K

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$2K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Joseph Ratchford'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). 12 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
CANDLER HOSPITAL INCORPORATED	49	301
Maria Mascolo Pulmonary Disease · Rincon, GA	46	370
Colin Dodds Diagnostic Radiology · Statesboro, GA	39	90
EFFINGHAM HOSPITAL, INC.	38	158
Effingham County Commissioners Ambulance Service Provider · Springfield, GA	37	123
Claude Sanks Internal Medicine · Guyton, GA	27	106
Kerry Freeman Optometry · Rincon, GA	27	63
SAINT JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL, INC.	21	40
MUDANO, MARK	17	61
Robert Myers Diagnostic Radiology · Savannah, GA	15	47
Johnny Sy Emergency Medicine · Savannah, GA	14	59
Thomas Decker Diagnostic Radiology · Savannah, GA	12	29

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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