PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1760539647

Richard WuppermanMD

Orthopedic SurgeryAustin, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

867

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,272

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$233K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,568 Orthopedic Surgery providers in TX — above median (cohort median 1,443).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

505

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$5K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

80.6%

Top prescribed drugs

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen266 claims

Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen141 claims

Oxycodone Hcl35 claims

Diazepam26 claims

Gabapentin14 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

83.6

Quality

80.0

Cost

65.5

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.36%

Individual

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$164K

Payment records

By payment type

Royalty or License$161K

Travel and Lodging$2K

Food and Beverage$1K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Richard Wupperman'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). 7 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Clinical Pathology Laboratories, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · Austin, TX	33	116
Gerald York Diagnostic Radiology · Anchorage, AK	27	103
Kristin Casey Diagnostic Radiology · Austin, TX	18	28
Simon Carlson Diagnostic Radiology · Austin, TX	17	61
ASCENSION SETON	16	38
MID COAST MEDICAL CENTER - CENTRAL	16	61
Judith Arrington Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Spicewood, TX	11	31

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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OIG/SAM exclusion screening, sanctions history