What is Thokozeni Lipato's specialty?

Thokozeni Lipato (NPI 1770570657) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Internal Medicine in Richmond, VA.

Where does Thokozeni Lipato practice?

Thokozeni Lipato practices in Richmond, VA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1770570657.

How much does Medicare pay Thokozeni Lipato?

Thokozeni Lipato (NPI 1770570657) received approximately $10K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 48 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1770570657

Thokozeni LipatoMD

Internal MedicineRichmond, VAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

104

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

220

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$9K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 2,091 Internal Medicine providers in VA — bottom quintile (cohort median 769).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,498

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$1.8M

Distinct drugs

Brand share

31.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Oxycodone Hcl382 claims

Hydroxyurea189 claims

Voxelotor128 claims

Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen99 claims

Hydromorphone Hcl82 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

84.0

Quality

69.9

Cost

77.4

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

99.0

Payment adjustment

0.38%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$27

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$27

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$27

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Thokozeni Lipato'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). 22 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM AUTHORITY	376	2,082
Susan Wolver Internal Medicine · Richmond, VA	53	81
Siddhi Shah Diagnostic Radiology · Richmond, VA	41	194
Amanda George Internal Medicine · Richmond, VA	34	155
Richmond Ambulance Authority Ambulance Service Provider · Richmond, VA	32	98
Uma Prasad Diagnostic Radiology · Richmond, VA	25	112
Yang Tang Diagnostic Radiology · Richmond, VA	21	56
Lester Fahrner Diagnostic Radiology · Roseville, MN	21	134
TUTTON, ROGER	15	61
Vikram Brar Ophthalmology · Richmond, VA	14	48
Anna Vinnikova Nephrology · Richmond, VA	14	212
Guatham Kalahasty Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Richmond, VA	14	92

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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