PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1831294727

Ralph RichterMD

PRACTICEGRACIELA E. HERNANDEZ MEDICAL CORPORATION P CSee all providers at this practice →

Hand SurgeryEast Chicago, INI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

457

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

639

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$39K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 39 Hand Surgery providers in IN — bottom quintile (cohort median 1,758).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

366

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$2K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

50.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen183 claims

Prednisone108 claims

Meloxicam35 claims

Methylprednisolone28 claims

Ibuprofen12 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Ralph 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). 5 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
MUNSTER MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC	52	142
John Gustaitis Diagnostic Radiology · Munster, IN	19	49
David Kumpel Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · East Chicago, IN	16	34
Michael Turner Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · East Chicago, IN	14	30
Jagdish Patel Cardiology · Dyer, IN	12	30

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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