Physician

Sharon R Richens, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Sharon Richens, MD (NPI: 1497769368) practices ophthalmology in the St. George, UT market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Washington, UT. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is SHARON RICHENS MD EYE PHYSICIAN & SURGEON PC (NPI: 1891892063; TIN: 870675814) and primary practice location at 84770-2845.

Richens' data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 942 traditional Medicare patients, billed 21,782 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $1,158,728 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 99214 (Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more). Part D data shows 1,568 prescription claims across 439 beneficiaries totaling $908,906 in drug costs, led by Oxervate (Cenegermin-Bkbj). 2015 DME data shows 24 claims. Open Payments data shows 69 records totaling $13,489. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider's Medicare Part B carrier billing has moved up and down with repeated peaks and valleys, starting at $1,029,766 and ending at $1,158,728. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs have moved sharply higher in recent years, from $170,108 to $908,906. For DME billing, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners by Provider.0$672K$1.3M2015 Medicare payment: $1,029,766 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $1,005,045 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $1,144,310 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $1,331,847 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $1,033,263 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $1,343,192 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $1,153,442 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $729,288 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $882,674 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $1,158,728 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
20151,3947,369$1,029,766
20161,5498,243$1,005,045
20171,6369,486$1,144,310
20181,93910,745$1,331,847
20191,1117,530$1,033,263
20201,0808,759$1,343,192
20219707,286$1,153,442
20227685,228$729,288
202387411,798$882,674
202494221,782$1,158,728

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Part D Events Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Drug cost, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Drug_Cst. Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider.0$594K$1.2M2015 Drug cost: $170,108 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $152,668 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $143,955 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $179,373 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $178,438 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $191,251 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $212,740 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $182,154 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $1,188,340 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $908,906 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
20154081,414$170,108
20163811,188$152,668
20173511,180$143,955
20183301,122$179,373
2019324996$178,438
2020300990$191,251
20213241,024$212,740
2022268800$182,154
20234051,315$1,188,340
20244391,568$908,906

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

DME Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare DME, Devices & Supplies by Referring Provider.0$816$1.6K2015 Medicare payment: $1,633 (USD; DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsPayment
20151224$1,633
2016N/RN/RN/R
2017N/RN/RN/R
2018N/RN/RN/R
2019N/RN/RN/R
2020N/RN/RN/R
2021N/RN/RN/R
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* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

CodeDescriptionPatientsClm LinesTotal Payment
99214Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more462720$91
99213Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more353494$60
92136Measurement of corneal curvature and depth of eye159165$29
92134Imaging of retina335590$28
92133Imaging of optic nerve182217$23

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
OxervateCenegermin-Bkbj12168$559,009
RestasisCyclosporine623,165$61,480
XiidraLifitegrast602,580$57,634
VyzultaLatanoprostene Bunod1225,931$55,570
MieboPerfluorohexyloctane/Pf481,442$37,418

Top 5 DME services in 2024

No connected or detailed DME service-level records for 2024.

Open Payments Summary in 2024

CategoryDefinitionRecordsTotal Reported AmountTop Related Entity
General PaymentsReported payment or transfer-of-value amount.60$11,204RxSight Inc
Research PaymentsReported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.9$2,286Glaukos Corporation
Ownership / Investment InterestsReported value of ownership or investment interests.0$0N/R

FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Sharon R. Richens, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Sharon R. Richens, MD (NPI 1497769368), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does Sharon R. Richens, MD have ACO affiliation data?

No ACO affiliation record is shown in the available Tedicare data for this profile.

What billing organization is linked to Sharon R. Richens, MD?

Sharon R. Richens, MD is linked to SHARON RICHENS MD EYE PHYSICIAN & SURGEON PC (billing NPI 1891892063) in the available physician profile data.

Does Sharon R. Richens, MD have Open Payments data?

Sharon R. Richens, MD has 69 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

Yes. Tedicare provides sample physician export data and paid custom physician data exports for research, planning, outreach, and market analysis. Exports can include physician profile fields, market and specialty context, billing organization details, ACO affiliation signals where available, and Medicare utilization data.