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Richard Spong, MD

Basic profile

University of Minnesota

ORCIDNPI
RegionMinneapolis, MN · MidwestSpecialtyNephrologyFocusNephrology
Active KOLEmergingfindmyKOL typefindmyKOL type: our influence ranking, shown when you reveal the full profileLatest publication2025Online presenceNot yet checkedPaymentsNone reportedNIH fundingNot yet indexedWhy? →

Richard Spong is a Nephrology physician affiliated with University of Minnesota. OpenAlex indexes 25 publications with 733 citations (h-index 11).

Overview

Scholarship

indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)
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25publications

Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID.

733citations

Total citations across indexed works.

11h-index

Hirsch index, productivity × impact (OpenAlex).

Contact

The practice address and phone this provider lists in the federal NPPES (CMS) registry.

Practice address

516 Delware St SE Pwb Clinic 2a
University Of Minnesota Physicians
Minneapolis, MN 554550356

Telephone

612-624-9444

Registry record last updated 17 May 2012.

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Medicare prescribing footprint (2024)

The drugs this prescriber writes for Medicare patients, grouped by drug class and therapeutic area. Every percentage is a share of their total prescribing, so you can see what they prescribe most. These are proportions, not patient counts or dollar amounts. No condition is inferred: the claims record what was prescribed, never why.

  • Anti-infectives

    37.9%
    Short-acting sulfonamides32.3%
    Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim100%
    Part D311 patients
    Sulfone2.2%
    Dapsone100%
    Part D22 patients

    + 5 more classes in this area

  • Cardiovascular

    30.2%
    Calcium channel blocker7.1%
    Amlodipine Besylate82%Nifedipine Er14%Diltiazem 12hr Er4%
    Part D<11 patients
    Statin7.1%
    Atorvastatin Calcium80%Rosuvastatin Calcium12%Simvastatin7%
    Part D<11 patients

    + 8 more classes in this area

  • Metabolism & gastrointestinal

    12.8%
    Corticosteroid7.1%
    Prednisone100%
    Part D83 patients
    Proton pump inhibitor1.6%
    Pantoprazole Sodium73%Omeprazole27%
    Part D17 patients

    + 5 more classes in this area

Where care is delivered (Part B)75.3% facility · 24.7% office

Drug classes come from the WHO ATC and U.S. National Library of Medicine (RxClass) classifications; prescribing counts come from the CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers file. Each drug is counted once, under its primary class. Medicare fee-for-service only, so no Medicare Advantage, commercial, or pediatric prescribing is included. CMS publishes this data about 17 months after the fact.

Publications

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