PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1972528297

Richard NussbaumM.D.

Orthopedic SurgerySherman Oaks, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

161

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

200

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$19K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,921 Orthopedic Surgery providers in CA — bottom quintile (cohort median 1,100).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$417

Distinct drugs

Brand share

31.3%

Top prescribed drugs

Hydromorphone Hcl19 claims

Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen15 claims

Gabapentin14 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

86.9

Quality

83.5

Cost

61.8

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.50%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$13K

Payment records

By payment type

Royalty or License$12K

Consulting Fee$800

Food and Beverage$182

Top paying entities

Royalty or License$12K

Consulting Fee$800

Food and Beverage$182

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Richard Nussbaum'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). 7 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Unilab Corporation Clinical Laboratory · West Hills, CA	20	76
Nasim Kalhor Podiatry · Oxnard, CA	16	125
Gregg Sobeck Orthopedic Surgery · Sherman Oaks, CA	14	48
Viken Manjikian Diagnostic Radiology · Eden Prairie, MN	14	25
KELLIM, KRISTIN	11	80
Payam Yashar Cardiology · Los Angeles, CA	11	54
Edmond Derderian Internal Medicine · Sherman Oaks, CA	11	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.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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