What is Robert Richards's specialty?

Robert Richards (NPI 1821063884) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Gastroenterology in Lynchburg, VA.

Where does Robert Richards practice?

Robert Richards practices in Lynchburg, VA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1821063884.

How much does Medicare pay Robert Richards?

Robert Richards (NPI 1821063884) received approximately $309K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 916 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1821063884

Robert RichardsM.D.

GastroenterologyLynchburg, VAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,137

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,166

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$294K

Peer benchmark

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

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

926

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$838K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

29.2%

Top prescribed drugs

Omeprazole312 claims

Pantoprazole Sodium168 claims

Peg3350/Sod Sulf,bicarb,cl/Kcl58 claims

Sodium, Potassium,mag Sulfates41 claims

Famotidine36 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

92.7

Quality

90.6

Cost

86.7

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

98.0

Payment adjustment

0.74%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$501

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$501

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$501

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Robert Richards'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). 36 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
MACMILLAN, RICHARD	93	111
Tamra Perdue Nurse Practitioner · Lynchburg, VA	61	89
Sean Higginson Diagnostic Radiology · Fishersville, VA	59	118
Brandy Fleischer Nurse Practitioner · Lynchburg, VA	56	95
Terry Hurt Anesthesiology · Lynchburg, VA	56	68
Linda Fields Anesthesiology · Lynchburg, VA	55	61
Kevin Knight Anesthesiology · Lynchburg, VA	53	63
Daniel Schepens Diagnostic Radiology · Roanoke, VA	50	93
Eric Kline Diagnostic Radiology · Lynchburg, VA	43	89
TOMLIN, MATTHEW	38	64
Roger Pede Anesthesiology · Lynchburg, VA	37	43
Shirley Hudson Nurse Practitioner · Lynchburg, VA	36	52

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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