What is Richard Hairston's specialty?

Richard Hairston (NPI 1871591065) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Ophthalmology in Largo, FL.

Where does Richard Hairston practice?

Richard Hairston practices in Largo, FL, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1871591065.

How much does Medicare pay Richard Hairston?

Richard Hairston (NPI 1871591065) received approximately $2.0M in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 900 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1871591065

Richard HairstonMD

PRACTICEDOUGLAS JOHNSON, OD, PASee all providers at this practice →

OphthalmologyLargo, FLI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

3,350

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

41,780

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$1.9M

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,263 Ophthalmology providers in FL — top quintile (cohort median 2,598).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

805

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$121K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

47.2%

Top prescribed drugs

Neomycin/Polymyxin B/Dexametha109 claims

Latanoprost105 claims

Loteprednol Etabonate101 claims

Prednisolone Acetate88 claims

Bromfenac Sodium78 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$308

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$308

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$308

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Richard Hairston'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). 21 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
The Eye Physicians Of Pinellas, Pa Ambulatory Surgical Center · Largo, FL	115	211
MORTON PLANT HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC	90	178
Kevin Greenidge Ophthalmology · Webster, TX	64	127
Laboratory Corporation Of America Clinical Laboratory · Tampa, FL	57	133
ST. ANTHONYS HOSPITAL, INC.	43	70
DIAGNOSTIC CLINIC MEDICAL GROUP INC.	35	398
Ryan Sacksteder Optometry · Largo, FL	34	53
WEST FLORIDA - PPH, LLC	33	86
OHI WEST, INC	27	53
LARGO MEDICAL CENTER, INC.	24	42
Douglas Johnson Optometry · Largo, FL	23	37
Brian Grogan Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Largo, FL	23	36

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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