What is Ronald Rinker's specialty?

Ronald Rinker (NPI 1740226117) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Gastroenterology in Pascagoula, MS.

Where does Ronald Rinker practice?

Ronald Rinker practices in Pascagoula, MS, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1740226117.

How much does Medicare pay Ronald Rinker?

Ronald Rinker (NPI 1740226117) received approximately $128K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 933 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1740226117

Ronald RinkerM.D.

PRACTICEREGIONAL DIGESTIVE SPECIALISTS P.C.See all providers at this practice →

GastroenterologyPascagoula, MSI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,419

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,542

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$120K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 100 Gastroenterology providers in MS — below median (cohort median 3,010).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

4,087

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$899K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

8.2%

Top prescribed drugs

Pantoprazole Sodium1,530 claims

Omeprazole567 claims

Famotidine317 claims

Sucralfate252 claims

Prochlorperazine Maleate185 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$199

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$199

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$199

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Ronald Rinker'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). 92 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
SINGING RIVER HEALTH SYSTEM	798	4,338
Ocean Springs Surgical And Endoscopy Center Llc Ambulatory Surgical Center · Ocean Springs, MS	194	630
POLCHOW, THURMAN	183	483
James Carter Diagnostic Radiology · Ocean Springs, MS	148	349
Roland Mestayer Diagnostic Radiology · Pascagoula, MS	135	296
Acadian Ambulance Service, Inc. Ambulance Service Provider · Lafayette, LA	84	191
Walter Risley Anesthesiology · Pascagoula, MS	83	221
William Descher Anesthesiology · Gulfport, MS	78	203
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Birmingham, AL	76	174
Hugo Quintana Cardiology · Pascagoula, MS	64	253
William Passarelli Cardiology · Pascagoula, MS	61	207
DANOS, KENNON	54	158

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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