Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $45,800 | 21 | 27.9% |
| Consulting Fee | $40,615 | 16 | 24.7% |
| Food and Beverage | $27,711 | 781 | 16.9% |
| Honoraria | $26,325 | 4 | 16.0% |
| Grant | $10,000 | 1 | 6.1% |
| Travel and Lodging | $7,067 | 24 | 4.3% |
| Education | $3,874 | 8 | 2.4% |
| Gift | $2,995 | 1 | 1.8% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | $56,897 | 122 | $0 (2020) |
| Silk Road Medical, Inc. | $33,996 | 75 | $0 (2024) |
| Philips North America LLC | $31,344 | 7 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $13,102 | 55 | $0 (2024) |
| Philips Electronics North America Corporation | $4,791 | 85 | $0 (2023) |
| Endologix LLC | $4,591 | 15 | $0 (2023) |
| ACELL, INC. | $3,695 | 5 | $0 (2018) |
| Cardiovascular Systems Inc. | $2,308 | 96 | $0 (2022) |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | $2,284 | 54 | $0 (2024) |
| Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. | $1,568 | 69 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $20,076 | 108 | Medtronic, Inc. ($10,273) |
| 2023 | $46,387 | 123 | Philips North America LLC ($26,325) |
| 2022 | $13,128 | 135 | Silk Road Medical, Inc. ($9,168) |
| 2021 | $9,754 | 99 | Silk Road Medical, Inc. ($4,142) |
| 2020 | $6,391 | 54 | Philips Electronics North America Corporation ($3,043) |
| 2019 | $9,178 | 99 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. ($6,651) |
| 2018 | $21,009 | 95 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. ($13,401) |
| 2017 | $38,464 | 143 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. ($34,745) |
All Payment Transactions
856 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 35
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/20/2024 | Reflow Medical Inc | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $10.47 | General |
| 12/19/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | VALIANT CAPTIVIA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.08 | General |
| Category: Aortic Stent Grafts | ||||||
| 12/13/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | ESPRIT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $145.28 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 12/13/2024 | Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. | Crosser iQ (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.23 | General |
| Category: Vascular/Oncology | ||||||
| 12/12/2024 | Reflow Medical Inc | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $14.58 | General |
| 12/11/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $137.48 | General |
| Category: General - Therapies_IC | ||||||
| 12/06/2024 | AngioDynamics, Inc. | AURYON LASER SYSTEM 100-120 VAC (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $9.40 | General |
| Category: PAD | ||||||
| 12/02/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | ENDURANT IIS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $2.65 | General |
| Category: Aortic Stent Grafts | ||||||
| 11/22/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | ENDURANT IIS (Device) | Grant | Cash or cash equivalent | $10,000.00 | General |
| Category: Aortic Stent Grafts | ||||||
| 11/21/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | HELI-FX ENDOANCHOR SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $55.69 | General |
| Category: Aortic EndoAnchors | ||||||
| 11/19/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | ESPRIT (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $472.83 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 11/19/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | ESPRIT (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $9.02 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 10/30/2024 | Silk Road Medical, Inc. | ENROUTE Transcarotid Neuroprotection System (Device), ENROUTE Enflate Transcarotid RX Balloon Dilatation Catheter, ENROUTE Transcarotid Stent | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.60 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 10/30/2024 | Penumbra, Inc. | Penumbra System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $16.99 | General |
| Category: Neurointervention | ||||||
| 10/29/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | ENDURANT IIS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.27 | General |
| Category: Aortic Stent Grafts | ||||||
| 10/20/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE VIABAHN Endoprosthesis with Heparin (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $32.70 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 10/18/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $53.42 | General |
| Category: General - Catheters_PI | ||||||
| 10/18/2024 | Penumbra, Inc. | Indigo System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $46.33 | General |
| Category: Peripheral Intervention | ||||||
| 10/16/2024 | Silk Road Medical, Inc. | ENROUTE Transcarotid Neuroprotection System (Device), ENROUTE Enflate Transcarotid RX Balloon Dilatation Catheter, ENROUTE Transcarotid Neuroprotection System | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $150.30 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 10/16/2024 | Penumbra, Inc. | Indigo System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $86.73 | General |
| Category: Peripheral Intervention | ||||||
| 10/16/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | VIABAHN Endoprosthesis with PROPATEN Bioactive Surface (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $34.25 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 10/16/2024 | AngioDynamics, Inc. | AURYON LASER SYSTEM 100-120 VAC (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.24 | General |
| Category: PAD | ||||||
| 10/10/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | DIAMONDBACK PERIPHERAL (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.53 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 10/07/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | ESPRIT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $145.92 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 09/30/2024 | Philips North America LLC | (AZ7) Lasers (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $97.36 | General |
| Category: Medical Device | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 46 | 7,072 | 11,937 | $19.6M | $4.0M |
| 2022 | 54 | 7,850 | 12,775 | $19.1M | $4.5M |
| 2021 | 50 | 7,011 | 11,758 | $17.6M | $4.6M |
| 2020 | 48 | 5,681 | 8,713 | $13.0M | $3.5M |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
236 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 10
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37225 | Removal of plaque in arteries of leg | Office | 2023 | 119 | 187 | $5.7M | $1.1M | 19.5% |
| 37229 | Removal of plaque in artery of leg, initial vessel | Office | 2023 | 64 | 90 | $2.7M | $600,179 | 22.4% |
| 37227 | Removal of plaque and insertion of stents in arteries of leg | Office | 2023 | 51 | 64 | $2.6M | $579,033 | 22.1% |
| 93925 | Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | Office | 2023 | 932 | 1,430 | $1.2M | $258,714 | 21.1% |
| 93970 | Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | Office | 2023 | 1,147 | 1,649 | $1.1M | $223,553 | 19.7% |
| 37252 | Ultrasound evaluation of blood vessel with review by radiologist, initial vessel | Office | 2023 | 133 | 205 | $778,180 | $157,160 | 20.2% |
| 36482 | Chemical destruction of first incompetent vein of arm or leg using imaging guidance | Office | 2023 | 79 | 114 | $669,294 | $152,924 | 22.8% |
| 93880 | Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | Office | 2023 | 436 | 603 | $422,114 | $82,979 | 19.7% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 331 | 1,255 | $253,510 | $80,228 | 31.6% |
| 37228 | Balloon dilation of artery of leg, initial vessel | Office | 2023 | 37 | 47 | $692,263 | $79,252 | 11.4% |
| 93978 | Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts | Office | 2023 | 320 | 506 | $335,834 | $63,046 | 18.8% |
| 37253 | Ultrasound evaluation of blood vessel with review by radiologist, each additional vessel | Office | 2023 | 132 | 416 | $238,784 | $58,679 | 24.6% |
| 37221 | Insertion of stent in groin artery, initial vessel | Office | 2023 | 20 | 24 | $301,752 | $38,878 | 12.9% |
| 36465 | Injection of chemical agent into single incompetent vein of leg using ultrasound guidance | Office | 2023 | 30 | 34 | $149,974 | $35,607 | 23.7% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 298 | 337 | $128,060 | $34,606 | 27.0% |
| 93971 | Ultrasound study of one arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | Office | 2023 | 274 | 392 | $178,750 | $33,978 | 19.0% |
| 37215 | Insertion of stent and blood clot protection device in neck artery with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 32 | 34 | $101,320 | $29,072 | 28.7% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 221 | 277 | $82,546 | $27,616 | 33.5% |
| 36902 | Insertion of needle and/or tube into hemodialysis circuit and balloon dilation of dialysis segment with review by radiologist | Office | 2023 | 24 | 28 | $96,964 | $27,220 | 28.1% |
| 37229 | Removal of plaque in artery of leg, initial vessel | Facility | 2023 | 39 | 47 | $295,720 | $26,787 | 9.1% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2023 | 150 | 170 | $68,170 | $23,605 | 34.6% |
| 75716 | Review by radiologist of both arms or legs arteries image | Office | 2023 | 140 | 176 | $128,135 | $23,110 | 18.0% |
| 93975 | Complete ultrasound of abdomen and pelvis artery and vein blood flow | Office | 2023 | 65 | 109 | $111,725 | $22,897 | 20.5% |
| 93926 | Ultrasound of one leg arteries or artery grafts | Office | 2023 | 146 | 233 | $125,289 | $21,495 | 17.2% |
| 75625 | Review by radiologist of abdominal aorta image | Office | 2023 | 147 | 203 | $110,871 | $20,794 | 18.8% |
About Dr. Joseph Ricotta, M.D
Dr. Joseph Ricotta, M.D is a Vascular Surgery healthcare provider based in Delray Beach, Florida. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 03/09/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1407824097.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Joseph Ricotta, M.D has received a total of $164,387 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $20,076 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 856 transactions from 59 companies. The most common payment nature is "Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program" ($45,800).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Ricotta has provided services to 27,614 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 45,183 services with total Medicare billing of $16.6M. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 236 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Vascular Surgery
- Other Specialties Vascular Surgery
- Location Delray Beach, FL
- Active Since 03/09/2006
- Last Updated 03/22/2024
- Taxonomy Code 2086S0129X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1407824097
Products in Payments
- VenaSeal (Device) $31,355
- (6554) Periph Vasc Undiv (Device) $26,368
- ENROUTE Transcarotid Neuroprotection System (Device) $20,804
- ClosureFast (Device) $20,795
- ENROUTE Transcarotid Stent (Device) $12,551
- ENDURANT IIS (Device) $10,415
- HawkOne (Device) $5,559
- (6554) Peripheral Vascular Undivided (Device) $4,898
- IGT Devices Und (Device) $2,995
- Ovation (Device) $2,117
- Alto Abdominal Stent Graft System (Device) $2,104
- Peripheral Orbital Atherectomy System (Device) $1,485
- Endurant (Device) $1,096
- ESPRIT (Device) $773.05
- Diamondback Peripheral (Device) $696.61
- Indigo (Device) $602.02
- Indigo System (Device) $576.63
- VIABAHN VBX Balloon Expandable Endoprosthesis (Device) $464.78
- EKOSONIC (Device) $428.40
- ENHANCE Transcarotid Peripheral Access Kit (Device) $407.13
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Data Sources
Provider data from NPPES. Payment data from CMS Open Payments. Medicare data from CMS Medicare Provider Utilization. All data is public and updated periodically.