What is Richard Sterling's specialty?

Richard Sterling (NPI 1790875342) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Gastroenterology in Richmond, VA.

Where does Richard Sterling practice?

Richard Sterling practices in Richmond, VA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1790875342.

How much does Medicare pay Richard Sterling?

Richard Sterling (NPI 1790875342) received approximately $8K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 65 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1790875342

Richard SterlingM.D.

GastroenterologyRichmond, VAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$4K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 375 Gastroenterology providers in VA — bottom quintile (cohort median 781).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

112

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$259K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

22.3%

Top prescribed drugs

Spironolactone18 claims

Mycophenolate Mofetil16 claims

Entecavir16 claims

Lactulose14 claims

Glecaprevir/Pibrentasvir13 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 · 2024

Total received

$14K

Payment records

By payment type

Honoraria$7K

Consulting Fee$5K

Travel and Lodging$868

Food and Beverage$780

Top paying entities

Honoraria$7K

Consulting Fee$5K

Travel and Lodging$868

Food and Beverage$780

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Richard Sterling'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). 11 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM AUTHORITY	172	762
Uma Prasad Diagnostic Radiology · Richmond, VA	38	94
Richard Stravitz Gastroenterology · Richmond, VA	24	142
LLEWELLYN, CHRISTINE	20	62
TUTTON, ROGER	19	74
Scott Matherly Gastroenterology · Richmond, VA	17	61
Lester Fahrner Diagnostic Radiology · Roseville, MN	17	52
Stephen Bickston Gastroenterology · Richmond, VA	17	73
Rekha Kishore Diagnostic Radiology · Richmond, VA	16	64
Jin Yu Diagnostic Radiology · Richmond, VA	15	43
Todd Gehr Nephrology · Richmond, VA	12	27

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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