Physician

Richard Hempstead, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Richard Hempstead, MD (NPI: 1730142191) practices dermatology in the Las Cruces, NM market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Dona Ana, NM. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is RICHARD W HEMPSTEAD MD PA (NPI: 1144337676; TIN: 850336577) and primary practice location at 88001-1260.

Hempstead's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 524 traditional Medicare patients, billed 3,213 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $235,796 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 17004 (Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths). Part D data shows 392 prescription claims across 161 beneficiaries totaling $13,755 in drug costs, led by Fluorouracil (Fluorouracil). No Open Payments records. 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 changed little. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs have moved up and down with repeated peaks and valleys, starting at $27,050 and ending at $13,755. 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.

Year	Patients	Clm Lines	Payment
2015	723	2,979	$248,726
2016	720	2,993	$243,575
2017	674	2,801	$219,474
2018	719	2,989	$232,084
2019	719	3,259	$278,368
2020	706	2,975	$249,514
2021	645	3,261	$288,843
2022	603	3,207	$275,689
2023	562	3,424	$290,465
2024	524	3,213	$235,796

Part D Events Trend

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

Year	Patients	Claims	Drug Cost
2015	127	291	$27,050
2016	151	316	$25,590
2017	128	274	$15,462
2018	188	399	$18,504
2019	189	480	$33,233
2020	192	502	$18,949
2021	156	462	$19,355
2022	124	354	$9,654
2023	155	435	$15,505
2024	161	392	$13,755

DME Billing Trend

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

No connected DME records

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

Code	Description	Patients	Clm Lines	Total Payment
17004	Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	426	700	$99
17111	Destruction of skin growth, 15 or more growths	421	663	$76
99214	Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	260	389	$74
99213	Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more	163	193	$55
88305	Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	187	641	$26

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

Drug	Generic	Claims	Total Day Supply	Total Drug Cost
Fluorouracil	Fluorouracil	39	1,140	$3,125
Calcipotriene	Calcipotriene	25	458	$3,057
Fluocinonide	Fluocinonide	17	510	$1,357
Clobetasol Propionate	Clobetasol Propionate	17	421	$880
Mupirocin	Mupirocin	64	850	$782

Top 5 DME services in 2024

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

Open Payments Summary

No connected Open Payments records were found for this physician in General Payments, Research Payments, or Ownership / Investment Interests.

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FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Richard Hempstead, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Richard Hempstead, MD (NPI 1730142191), 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 Richard Hempstead, 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 Richard Hempstead, MD?

Richard Hempstead, MD is linked to RICHARD W HEMPSTEAD MD PA (billing NPI 1144337676) in the available physician profile data.

Does Richard Hempstead, MD have Open Payments data?

No connected Open Payments records are shown for this physician in the available General Payments, Research Payments, or Ownership / Investment Interests 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.