What is Richard Thunder's specialty?

Richard Thunder (NPI 1780602276) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Orthopedic Surgery in La Jolla, CA.

Where does Richard Thunder practice?

Richard Thunder practices in La Jolla, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1780602276.

How much does Medicare pay Richard Thunder?

Richard Thunder (NPI 1780602276) received approximately $215K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 630 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1780602276

Richard ThunderM.D.

PRACTICETORREY PINES ORTHOPAEDIC MEDICAL GROUP INCSee all providers at this practice →

Orthopedic SurgeryLa Jolla, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,635

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

8,577

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$158K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,921 Orthopedic Surgery providers in CA — top quintile (cohort median 1,100).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

478

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$4K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

19.2%

Top prescribed drugs

Tramadol Hcl66 claims

Ibuprofen54 claims

Diclofenac Sodium53 claims

Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen51 claims

Gabapentin49 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$206

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$206

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$206

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Richard Thunder'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). 20 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
SOUTHERN MONO HEALTH CARE DISTRICT	34	114
Charles Liu Diagnostic Radiology · La Jolla, CA	26	63
Philip Hoang Diagnostic Radiology · La Jolla, CA	26	45
Richard Brown Orthopedic Surgery · La Jolla, CA	24	50
MCCREIGHT, PETER	22	53
FRANCIS, DAVID	19	36
Scripps Health Clinical Laboratory · La Jolla, CA	19	85
Kent Thompson Diagnostic Radiology · Rancho Mirage, CA	19	30
Stephen Moreland Diagnostic Radiology · San Diego, CA	18	32
David Vu Diagnostic Radiology · San Diego, CA	18	36
Kevin Ishioka Diagnostic Radiology · La Jolla, CA	18	28
MAHDAVI, MAHMOOD	17	32

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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