Richard Vernon Hegarty

  • Bellingham, WA
  • Internist
NPI1154783132PAC ID0840586129
Medicare services, 2024
576
Medicare patients, 2024
207
Part D claims, 2024
404
Hospital affiliations
3
Medical group
1
Practice address
2901 Squalicum Parkway, Bellingham, WA 98225
Practice phone
Call (360) 734-5400
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Primary practice

PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center

Hospital · Bellingham, Washington

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Richard Vernon Hegarty is an internist in Bellingham, Washington

Richard Hegarty practices at PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center in Bellingham, Washington, part of PeaceHealth.

Richard Hegarty's NPI, 1154783132, was assigned on March 28, 2016. Richard Hegarty holds Washington license MD60939710.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
0840586129
NPI enumeration date
March 28, 2016
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(360) 734-5400
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
36
Medical school graduation
2016

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Richard Vernon Hegarty practices at PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center in Bellingham, Washington

Richard Hegarty's primary practice is PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center, at 2901 Squalicum Parkway, Bellingham, WA 98225 in Whatcom County. The practice phone is (360) 734-5400.

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Richard Vernon Hegarty is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 1 medical group

Richard Hegarty's primary practice is PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center in Bellingham, Washington, part of PeaceHealth. Richard Hegarty is also affiliated with OHSU Hospital. The medical group on file is Sound Physicians. Dmand AI also links Richard Hegarty to 1 more hospital, named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Richard Vernon Hegarty's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Richard Hegarty practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical CenterAvailable with a free account
+2 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Richard Vernon Hegarty is one of 2,689 internists in Washington

Internal medicine is Richard Hegarty's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Richard Hegarty is licensed in Washington.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Internal medicine, WashingtonPrimaryLicense MD60939710 · taxonomy 207R00000X

Internists near Richard Hegarty

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Richard Vernon Hegarty billed Medicare for 576 services in 2024

CMS data shows 576 Medicare services from Richard Hegarty across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 207 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $50,808 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 2024576
Medicare patients207
Paid by Medicare$50,808
Procedure codes4

Richard Hegarty's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 8852024: 57635%

Richard Hegarty compared with the Washington median for internists, 2024

  • Richard Hegarty
  • Washington median
Medicare services
576vs 36458% above
Medicare patients
207vs 16525% above
Part D claims
156vs 18214% below

Medians across 2,604 internists in Washington with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Richard Hegarty's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Richard Vernon Hegarty treated 207 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 78

CMS counts 207 Medicare patients who saw Richard Hegarty in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 75 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 73% have high cholesterol. 24% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.17, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Richard Hegarty's median patient age at 76, with 50% women.

Medicare patients, 2024207
Average age78
Average risk score2.17
Also on Medicaid24%

Richard Hegarty's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Richard Hegarty's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women10651%
  • Men10149%

Chronic conditions among Richard Hegarty's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol73%
  3. Arthritis56%
  4. Chronic kidney disease48%
  5. Mood disorders48%
  6. Depression45%
  7. Ischemic heart disease45%
  8. Heart failure44%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Richard Hegarty's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 76

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women50%
  • Men50%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Richard Vernon Hegarty wrote 404 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Richard Hegarty wrote 404 Medicare Part D claims for 138 patients. 85% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 156 of them, across 10 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $10,843 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 296 claims across 16 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024404
Drugs named by CMS10
Total drug cost$10,843
Part D patients138

Richard Hegarty's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic345 claims85%
  • Brand-name and other59 claims15%

Richard Hegarty's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Richard Hegarty's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids5%22 of 404 claims
  • Antibiotics18%72 of 404 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 2962024: 15647%

Drugs named by CMS: 10 in 2024, 16 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

How Richard Vernon Hegarty takes part in Medicare

Richard Hegarty accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

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Sources for Richard Vernon Hegarty's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Richard Vernon Hegarty's NPI number?

Richard Vernon Hegarty's NPI number is 1154783132. It was assigned on March 28, 2016, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What does Richard Vernon Hegarty specialize in?

Richard Vernon Hegarty is an internist in Bellingham, Washington. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Internal Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207R00000X).

Where does Richard Vernon Hegarty practice?

Richard Hegarty practices at 2901 Squalicum Parkway, Bellingham, WA 98225. Richard Hegarty's primary practice is PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center in Bellingham, Washington, part of PeaceHealth. Dmand AI also links Richard Hegarty to 1 hospital.

What is Richard Vernon Hegarty's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Richard Hegarty is (360) 734-5400.

What is Richard Vernon Hegarty's medical license number?

Richard Hegarty holds Washington license MD60939710.

Which hospitals is Richard Vernon Hegarty affiliated with?

Richard Hegarty practices at PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center in Bellingham, Washington. Richard Hegarty is also affiliated with OHSU Hospital. Dmand AI links Richard Hegarty to 1 more hospital.

What medical group is Richard Vernon Hegarty part of?

Richard Hegarty is linked to Sound Physicians.

Does Richard Vernon Hegarty accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Richard Hegarty billed Medicare for 576 services in 2024, and Richard Hegarty accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Richard Vernon Hegarty see?

CMS counts 207 Medicare patients who saw Richard Hegarty in 2024, with an average age of 78.

What services does Richard Vernon Hegarty bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Richard Hegarty's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99233), hospital inpatient care (99239) and hospital inpatient care (99232).

What drugs does Richard Vernon Hegarty prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Richard Hegarty's most prescribed drugs by claims were Cefdinir, Metoprolol Succinate and Oxycodone HCl.

How long has Richard Vernon Hegarty been practicing?

Richard Hegarty graduated from medical school in 2016, 10 years ago.

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