What is Richard Lewis's specialty?

Richard Lewis (NPI 1952570889) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Ophthalmology in Tucson, AZ.

Where does Richard Lewis practice?

Richard Lewis practices in Tucson, AZ, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1952570889.

How much does Medicare pay Richard Lewis?

Richard Lewis (NPI 1952570889) received approximately $240K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 2,097 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1952570889

Richard LewisM.D.

PRACTICENORTHWEST EYE SPECIALISTS,PLLCSee all providers at this practice →

OphthalmologyTucson, AZI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

3,276

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

3,553

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$237K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 293 Ophthalmology providers in AZ — above median (cohort median 2,550).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,857

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$398K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

42.9%

Top prescribed drugs

Latanoprost584 claims

Dorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat150 claims

Prednisolone Acetate149 claims

Bimatoprost143 claims

Timolol Maleate128 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

93.1

Quality

99.7

Cost

77.4

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.76%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$119

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$119

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$119

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Richard Lewis'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). 23 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
ORO VALLEY HOSPITAL LLC	120	182
BANNER - UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER TUCSON CAMPUS LLC	57	127
NORTHWEST HOSPITAL LLC	51	70
Jeffrey Maltzman Ophthalmology · Tucson, AZ	39	48
David Friedman Allergy/ Immunology · Oro Valley, AZ	30	68
BANNER PHARMACY SERVICES LLC	28	68
Robert Irwin Internal Medicine · Oro Valley, AZ	20	57
Kent Diehl Family Practice · Flagstaff, AZ	20	43
Scott Sheftel Dermatology · Tucson, AZ	18	19
Gordon Watson Cardiology · Tucson, AZ	17	26
KARTCHNER, ZANE	16	20
Kevin Kelly Diagnostic Radiology · Tucson, AZ	16	21

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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