What is Richard Akers's specialty?

Richard Akers (NPI 1932177953) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Ophthalmology in Morganton, NC.

Where does Richard Akers practice?

Richard Akers practices in Morganton, NC, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1932177953.

How much does Medicare pay Richard Akers?

Richard Akers (NPI 1932177953) received approximately $129K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 742 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1932177953

Richard AkersM.D.

PRACTICEMORGANTON EYE PHYSICIANS, P.A.See all providers at this practice →

OphthalmologyMorganton, NCI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,090

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,347

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$123K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 512 Ophthalmology providers in NC — below median (cohort median 2,093).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,135

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$158K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

43.7%

Top prescribed drugs

Latanoprost261 claims

Prednisolone Acetate140 claims

Diclofenac Sodium130 claims

Polymyxin B Sulf/Trimethoprim105 claims

Brimonidine Tartrate/Timolol82 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

88.8

Quality

84.6

Cost

77.9

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.58%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$18

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$18

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$18

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Richard Akers'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). 20 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
BEAUFORT COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	295	776
ATLANTIC OPHTHALMOLOGY PC	98	282
Clyde Blalock Diagnostic Radiology · Beaufort, SC	49	97
Kenneth Evec Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Beaufort, SC	33	103
William Jackson Diagnostic Radiology · Beaufort, SC	33	66
Stuart Smalheiser Cardiology · Beaufort, SC	30	78
Nicholas Dardes Internal Medicine · Beaufort, SC	28	88
KESSEL, STEVEN	26	57
Philip Cusumano Internal Medicine · Beaufort, SC	26	57
Fletcher Derrick Internal Medicine · Beaufort, SC	23	39
Don Christian Otolaryngology · Beaufort, SC	18	43
John Adams Urology · Charleston, SC	17	39

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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