What is James Richter's specialty?

James Richter (NPI 1821202821) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Gastroenterology in West Columbia, SC.

Where does James Richter practice?

James Richter practices in West Columbia, SC, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1821202821.

How much does Medicare pay James Richter?

James Richter (NPI 1821202821) received approximately $291K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 1,571 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1821202821

James RichterMD

PRACTICESOUTH CAROLINA ENDOSCOPY CENTERSee all providers at this practice →

GastroenterologyWest Columbia, SCI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

3,168

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

3,921

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$275K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 205 Gastroenterology providers in SC — top quintile (cohort median 867).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,860

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$449K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

35.4%

Top prescribed drugs

Pantoprazole Sodium224 claims

Omeprazole202 claims

Peg3350/Sod Sulf,bicarb,cl/Kcl169 claims

Famotidine163 claims

Esomeprazole Magnesium84 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

100.0

Quality

17.9

Cost

85.1

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

1.05%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$1K

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$1K

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$1K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where James Richter'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). 80 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
LEXINGTON COUNTY HEALTH SERVICES DISTRICT INC	486	1,426
VAUGHN, LAURIE	141	265
Joshua Mccain Diagnostic Radiology · Rockford, IL	82	194
Nicholas Mayes Diagnostic Radiology · West Columbia, SC	76	169
Lexington County Ems Ambulance Service Provider · Lexington, SC	72	133
Edwin Pia Diagnostic Radiology · West Columbia, SC	63	136
Ariel Pertile Diagnostic Radiology · West Columbia, SC	63	111
Gilbert Rogers Internal Medicine · Lexington, SC	62	120
Rajeev Vasudeva Gastroenterology · West Columbia, SC	61	103
Robert Garris Diagnostic Radiology · West Columbia, SC	57	123
Beth Siroty-Smith Diagnostic Radiology · West Columbia, SC	55	94
PROVIDENCE HOSPITAL, LLC	54	105

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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