Total Payments
$746.23
2024 Payments
$245.72
Companies
6
Transactions
18
Medicare Patients
13,611
Medicare Billing
$917,425
Payment Breakdown by Category
Food & Beverage$746.23 (100.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $746.23 | 18 | 100.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbott Laboratories | $421.04 | 5 | $0 (2024) |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation | $123.91 | 4 | $0 (2018) |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $87.95 | 4 | $0 (2020) |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $64.33 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | $34.60 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| ATRICURE, INC. | $14.40 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $245.72 | 5 | Abbott Laboratories ($172.44) |
| 2023 | $155.90 | 3 | Abbott Laboratories ($137.74) |
| 2022 | $110.86 | 1 | Abbott Laboratories ($110.86) |
| 2020 | $43.51 | 2 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ($21.89) |
| 2019 | $25.21 | 1 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation ($25.21) |
| 2018 | $110.00 | 3 | Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation ($110.00) |
| 2017 | $55.03 | 3 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation ($41.12) |
All Payment Transactions
18 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/15/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $42.44 | General |
| 07/08/2024 | ATRICURE, INC. | EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.40 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 03/06/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | CARDIOMEMS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $141.75 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure | ||||||
| 03/06/2024 | E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | CAMZYOS (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $16.44 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular | ||||||
| 01/17/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | CARDIOMEMS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.69 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure | ||||||
| 12/12/2023 | E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | ELIQUIS (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $18.16 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular | ||||||
| 10/03/2023 | Abbott Laboratories | CARDIOMEMS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $3.48 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure | ||||||
| 05/03/2023 | Abbott Laboratories | CARDIOMEMS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $134.26 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure | ||||||
| 03/21/2022 | Abbott Laboratories | CARDIOMEMS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $110.86 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure | ||||||
| 03/09/2020 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.89 | General |
| 02/19/2020 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | ENTRESTO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.62 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 10/14/2019 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | ENTRESTO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.21 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 05/04/2018 | Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation | MK-1242 (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $50.00 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 05/04/2018 | Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation | MK-1242 (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.00 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 05/04/2018 | Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation | MK-1242 (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.00 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 10/12/2017 | Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.91 | General |
| 10/11/2017 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | ENTRESTO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.63 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 07/25/2017 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | ENTRESTO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.49 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 33 | 3,480 | 4,416 | $704,571 | $237,906 |
| 2022 | 33 | 3,590 | 4,700 | $709,022 | $237,356 |
| 2021 | 35 | 3,450 | 4,617 | $660,863 | $238,797 |
| 2020 | 36 | 3,091 | 3,742 | $596,135 | $203,367 |
Total Patients
13,611
Total Services
17,475
Medicare Billing
$917,425
Procedure Codes
181
All Medicare Procedures & Services
181 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 8
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 567 | 771 | $188,124 | $72,650 | 38.6% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2023 | 117 | 192 | $63,168 | $25,237 | 40.0% |
| 93306 | Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Office | 2023 | 232 | 236 | $76,513 | $24,734 | 32.3% |
| 93306 | Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Facility | 2023 | 331 | 332 | $50,712 | $16,614 | 32.8% |
| 78452 | Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | Office | 2023 | 63 | 63 | $39,933 | $13,065 | 32.7% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 97 | 97 | $32,786 | $11,898 | 36.3% |
| 93793 | Anticoagulant management of patient taking warfarin | Office | 2023 | 559 | 850 | $22,950 | $7,665 | 33.4% |
| 93880 | Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | Office | 2023 | 76 | 76 | $20,530 | $6,822 | 33.2% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 69 | 83 | $20,212 | $5,132 | 25.4% |
| J2785 | Injection, regadenoson, 0.1 mg | Office | 2023 | 27 | 105 | $12,385 | $4,845 | 39.1% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 46 | 74 | $14,060 | $4,672 | 33.2% |
| 78452 | Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | Facility | 2023 | 70 | 70 | $16,240 | $3,945 | 24.3% |
| 93312 | Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | Facility | 2023 | 45 | 46 | $11,040 | $3,693 | 33.5% |
| 93880 | Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | Facility | 2023 | 107 | 107 | $9,630 | $2,859 | 29.7% |
| 93264 | Remote monitoring of pulmonary artery pressure sensor, up to 30 days | Office | 2023 | 19 | 68 | $6,916 | $2,821 | 40.8% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 21 | 21 | $8,442 | $2,808 | 33.3% |
| A9500 | Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose | Office | 2023 | 35 | 62 | $14,082 | $2,477 | 17.6% |
| 92960 | External shock to heart to regulate heart beat | Facility | 2023 | 27 | 28 | $11,424 | $2,249 | 19.7% |
| 93925 | Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | Office | 2023 | 24 | 24 | $6,645 | $2,117 | 31.9% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 18 | $5,850 | $1,907 | 32.6% |
| G2066 | Interrogation device evaluation(s), (remote) up to 30 days; implantable cardiovascular physiologic monitor system, implantable loop recorder system, or subcutaneous cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote data acquisition(s), receipt of transmissions and tec | Office | 2023 | 24 | 80 | $9,057 | $1,845 | 20.4% |
| 93308 | Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | Facility | 2023 | 71 | 74 | $5,604 | $1,419 | 25.3% |
| 93297 | Evaluation of implantable heart and blood vessel monitoring system, remote up to 30 days | Office | 2023 | 24 | 84 | $4,956 | $1,310 | 26.4% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $4,382 | $1,266 | 28.9% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $3,252 | $1,263 | 38.8% |
About Dr. Lance Richards, DO
Dr. Lance Richards, DO is a Internal Medicine healthcare provider based in Fort Collins, Colorado. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 07/03/2008. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1396908901.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Lance Richards, DO has received a total of $746.23 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $245.72 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 18 transactions from 6 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($746.23).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Richards has provided services to 13,611 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 17,475 services with total Medicare billing of $917,425. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 181 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Internal Medicine
- Other Specialties Cardiovascular Disease, Internal Medicine
- Location Fort Collins, CO
- Active Since 07/03/2008
- Last Updated 12/26/2014
- Taxonomy Code 207R00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1396908901
Products in Payments
- CARDIOMEMS (Device) $421.04
- MK-1242 (Drug) $110.00
- ENTRESTO (Drug) $87.95
- ELIQUIS (Drug) $18.16
- CAMZYOS (Drug) $16.44
- EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX (Device) $14.40
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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.
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