What is Walter Rayford's specialty?

Walter Rayford (NPI 1821103151) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Urology in Memphis, TN.

Where does Walter Rayford practice?

Walter Rayford practices in Memphis, TN, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1821103151.

How much does Medicare pay Walter Rayford?

Walter Rayford (NPI 1821103151) received approximately $1.7M in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 1,175 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1821103151

Walter RayfordM.D., PHD., FACS

PRACTICEUROLOGY GROUP PCSee all providers at this practice →

UrologyMemphis, TNI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

8,072

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

53,130

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$534K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 197 Urology providers in TN — top quintile (cohort median 4,616).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

6,403

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$8.0M

Distinct drugs

Brand share

43.8%

Top prescribed drugs

Tamsulosin Hcl1,457 claims

Ciprofloxacin Hcl604 claims

Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim543 claims

Finasteride527 claims

Enzalutamide392 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

96.4

Quality

92.9

Cost

81.7

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.90%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$3K

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$2K

Travel and Lodging$955

Education$40

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$2K

Travel and Lodging$955

Education$40

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Walter Rayford'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). 48 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Birmingham, AL	320	1,098
BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-DESOTO, INC,	240	865
Paul Tanner Diagnostic Radiology · Memphis, TN	83	207
Randy Horras Diagnostic Radiology · Memphis, TN	67	136
Daniel Craven Diagnostic Radiology · Memphis, TN	49	110
Craig Lipman Diagnostic Radiology · Memphis, TN	38	85
John Ellzey Diagnostic Radiology · Memphis, TN	35	82
Keith Tonkin Diagnostic Radiology · Memphis, TN	32	72
Arie Szatkowski Cardiology · Memphis, TN	32	92
Mark Greenberger Urology · Memphis, TN	29	84
MCLEOD, ALAN	27	46
GARNER, DEWEY	27	50

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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