What is Richard Leighton's specialty?

Richard Leighton (NPI 1861489734) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Sports Medicine in Supply, NC.

Where does Richard Leighton practice?

Richard Leighton practices in Supply, NC, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1861489734.

How much does Medicare pay Richard Leighton?

Richard Leighton (NPI 1861489734) received approximately $316K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 707 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1861489734

Richard LeightonDO

PRACTICELEIGHTON ORTHOPAEDICS AND SPORTS MEDICINE P.C.See all providers at this practice →

Sports MedicineSupply, NCI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

2,292

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

5,093

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$247K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 74 Sports Medicine providers in NC — top quintile (cohort median 3,538).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,767

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$18K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

4.1%

Top prescribed drugs

Celecoxib268 claims

Tramadol Hcl254 claims

Diclofenac Sodium251 claims

Gabapentin191 claims

Amoxicillin147 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

23.2

Quality

3.4

Cost

72.7

Improvement activities

0.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

-6.22%

Individual

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$667

Payment records

By payment type

Travel and Lodging$577

Food and Beverage$90

Top paying entities

Travel and Lodging$577

Food and Beverage$90

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Richard Leighton'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). 45 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
SOLSTAS LAB PARTNERS GROUP LLC	104	395
LEIGHTON ORTHOPAEDICS AND SPORTS MEDICINE P.C.	95	173
NPI 1447257019	87	270
Melinda Dubose Diagnostic Radiology · Charlotte, NC	62	188
Richard Crane Internal Medicine · Supply, NC	46	213
Ryan Mcwey Diagnostic Radiology · Wilmington, NC	39	91
Patrick Mccauley Physical Therapist in Private Practice · Shallotte, NC	38	303
Christopher Isenhour Family Practice · Shallotte, NC	38	142
RAVINDRAN, BABYSAROJAH	35	138
Josef Mueksch Anesthesiology · Bolivia, NC	35	95
Sandip Patel Diagnostic Radiology · Wilmington, NC	31	73
GIBBLE, TIMOTHY	28	91

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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