What is Richard Wikholm's specialty?

Richard Wikholm (NPI 1831198647) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Otolaryngology in Santa Maria, CA.

Where does Richard Wikholm practice?

Richard Wikholm practices in Santa Maria, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1831198647.

How much does Medicare pay Richard Wikholm?

Richard Wikholm (NPI 1831198647) received approximately $561K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 1,776 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1831198647

Richard WikholmMD

PRACTICECENTRAL COAST OTOLARYNGOLOGYSee all providers at this practice →

OtolaryngologySanta Maria, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

3,024

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

3,648

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$541K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 875 Otolaryngology providers in CA — top quintile (cohort median 923).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

375

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$23K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

40.8%

Top prescribed drugs

Fluticasone Propionate44 claims

Triamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid37 claims

Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav36 claims

Clonazepam33 claims

Modafinil28 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

99.5

Quality

92.5

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

1.03%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$460

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$360

Education$100

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$360

Education$100

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Richard Wikholm'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). 61 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Pacific Point Laboratories, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · San Luis Obispo, CA	201	633
Pacific Diagnostic Laboratories Clinical Laboratory · Santa Barbara, CA	87	334
OURIEFF, BRUCE	57	248
Unilab Corporation Clinical Laboratory · West Hills, CA	55	112
Alex Harrison Cardiology · Santa Maria, CA	50	122
Richard Zachrich Family Practice · Santa Maria, CA	41	279
NPI 1093733420	39	151
COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS OF THE CENTRAL COAST INC	35	96
Michael Kazak Internal Medicine · Santa Maria, CA	35	113
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY AUDITOR	34	122
American Medical Response West Ambulance Service Provider · Buellton, CA	33	54
Stephen Bylsma Ophthalmology · Santa Maria, CA	30	56

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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