Total Payments
$298,863
2024 Payments
$105,279
Companies
26
Transactions
421
Medicare Patients
1,884
Medicare Billing
$173,709
Payment Breakdown by Category
Consulting$94,248 (31.5%)
Other$75,915 (25.4%)
Education$67,919 (22.7%)
Travel$43,528 (14.6%)
Food & Beverage$14,356 (4.8%)
Research$2,468 (0.8%)
Gifts$429.58 (0.1%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $94,248 | 39 | 31.5% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $72,323 | 48 | 24.2% |
| Education | $67,919 | 23 | 22.7% |
| Travel and Lodging | $43,528 | 146 | 14.6% |
| Food and Beverage | $14,356 | 159 | 4.8% |
| Honoraria | $3,592 | 1 | 1.2% |
| Unspecified | $2,468 | 1 | 0.8% |
| Gift | $429.58 | 4 | 0.1% |
Payments by Type
General
$296,395
420 transactions
Research
$2,468
1 transactions
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | $148,885 | 214 | $0 (2024) |
| US ENDOSCOPY | $53,288 | 20 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $27,339 | 31 | $0 (2024) |
| Becton, Dickinson and Company | $11,832 | 17 | $0 (2018) |
| ABBVIE INC. | $10,281 | 23 | $0 (2023) |
| Merit Medical Systems Inc | $9,597 | 14 | $0 (2023) |
| Olympus America Inc. | $8,447 | 15 | $0 (2024) |
| Covidien LP | $6,823 | 21 | $0 (2020) |
| Auris Health, Inc. | $6,361 | 9 | $0 (2018) |
| STERIS CORPORATION | $5,037 | 27 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $105,279 | 138 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. ($87,601) |
| 2023 | $99,545 | 98 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($48,227) |
| 2022 | $21,440 | 40 | US ENDOSCOPY ($10,885) |
| 2021 | $18,131 | 25 | US Endoscopy ($10,203) |
| 2020 | $9,533 | 24 | Merit Medical Systems Inc ($4,881) |
| 2019 | $12,140 | 31 | Olympus America Inc. ($8,388) |
| 2018 | $15,327 | 32 | Auris Health, Inc. ($6,361) |
| 2017 | $17,467 | 33 | Becton, Dickinson and Company ($9,321) |
All Payment Transactions
421 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 17
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/18/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,000.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 12/18/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Education | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,000.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 12/18/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,000.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 12/18/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $500.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 12/18/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $500.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 12/13/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Education | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,000.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 12/13/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,000.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 12/13/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,000.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 12/13/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $500.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 12/13/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $150.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 12/11/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Education | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,000.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 12/11/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $300.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 12/09/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $443.66 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 12/09/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $392.22 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 12/04/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Education | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,000.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 12/04/2024 | Olympus America Inc. | Single-Use flexible Video Bronchoscope (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $59.04 | General |
| Category: Respiratory | ||||||
| 11/26/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Education | Cash or cash equivalent | $600.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 11/18/2024 | US ENDOSCOPY | truFreeze (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $7,200.00 | General |
| Category: Gastroenterology | ||||||
| 11/18/2024 | STERIS CORPORATION | truFreeze (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $533.94 | General |
| Category: Gastroenterology | ||||||
| 11/18/2024 | STERIS CORPORATION | truFreeze (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $486.96 | General |
| Category: Gastroenterology | ||||||
| 11/18/2024 | STERIS CORPORATION | truFreeze (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $181.43 | General |
| Category: Gastroenterology | ||||||
| 11/18/2024 | STERIS CORPORATION | truFreeze (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $49.71 | General |
| Category: Gastroenterology | ||||||
| 11/13/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Education | Cash or cash equivalent | $400.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 11/06/2024 | STERIS CORPORATION | truFreeze (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $132.99 | General |
| Category: Gastroenterology | ||||||
| 11/02/2024 | Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. | Cios Spin (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.45 | General |
| Category: AT - Mobile interventional x-ray/angiography fluoroscopy | ||||||
Research Studies & Clinical Trials
| Study Name | Company | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swift | Becton, Dickinson and Company | $2,468 | 1 |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 15 | 402 | 413 | $420,042 | $34,492 |
| 2022 | 15 | 476 | 490 | $493,763 | $44,176 |
| 2021 | 17 | 565 | 596 | $550,510 | $56,137 |
| 2020 | 15 | 441 | 467 | $440,033 | $38,904 |
Total Patients
1,884
Total Services
1,966
Medicare Billing
$173,709
Procedure Codes
67
All Medicare Procedures & Services
67 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 3
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31629 | Needle biopsy of windpipe cartilage, airway, and/or lung using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 50 | 52 | $103,596 | $6,185 | 6.0% |
| 31627 | Computer-assisted image-guided navigation of lung airways using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 48 | 50 | $30,605 | $3,438 | 11.2% |
| 31652 | Exam of lung airways and sampling of lymph nodes using an endoscope and ultrasound guidance, 1-2 lymph nodes | Facility | 2023 | 26 | 26 | $70,125 | $3,250 | 4.6% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 24 | 24 | $14,832 | $3,117 | 21.0% |
| 31653 | Exam of lung airways and sampling of lymph nodes using an endoscope and ultrasound guidance, 3 or more lymph nodes | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 17 | $44,518 | $2,943 | 6.6% |
| 31641 | Destruction of growth or narrowing of lung airway using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 15 | $12,264 | $2,655 | 21.6% |
| 31654 | Exam of lung airways with diagnostic or therapeutic procedure on growths using an endoscope and ultrasound | Facility | 2023 | 47 | 48 | $16,297 | $2,270 | 13.9% |
| 31628 | Biopsy of lobe of lung using an endoscope, 1 lobe | Facility | 2023 | 50 | 52 | $66,964 | $2,159 | 3.2% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 21 | 21 | $12,033 | $2,015 | 16.7% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 27 | 28 | $8,904 | $1,927 | 21.6% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 20 | 20 | $9,840 | $1,789 | 18.2% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $4,719 | $1,197 | 25.4% |
| 71250 | Ct scan of chest without contrast | Facility | 2023 | 19 | 19 | $7,486 | $717.63 | 9.6% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $3,180 | $701.82 | 22.1% |
| 31624 | Irrigation and suction of lung airways to obtain cells using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $14,679 | $127.09 | 0.9% |
| 31629 | Needle biopsy of windpipe cartilage, airway, and/or lung using an endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 58 | 59 | $120,596 | $6,634 | 5.5% |
| 31652 | Exam of lung airways and sampling of lymph nodes using an endoscope and ultrasound guidance, 1-2 lymph nodes | Facility | 2022 | 40 | 40 | $111,120 | $5,738 | 5.2% |
| 31627 | Computer-assisted image-guided navigation of lung airways using an endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 58 | 59 | $18,762 | $4,265 | 22.7% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 23 | 23 | $14,214 | $3,348 | 23.6% |
| 31653 | Exam of lung airways and sampling of lymph nodes using an endoscope and ultrasound guidance, 3 or more lymph nodes | Facility | 2022 | 18 | 18 | $53,172 | $3,085 | 5.8% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 29 | 29 | $14,268 | $2,823 | 19.8% |
| 31654 | Exam of lung airways with diagnostic or therapeutic procedure on growths using an endoscope and ultrasound | Facility | 2022 | 54 | 55 | $18,755 | $2,662 | 14.2% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 20 | 22 | $9,438 | $2,383 | 25.3% |
| 31641 | Destruction of growth or narrowing of lung airway using an endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 16 | $13,904 | $2,339 | 16.8% |
| 31628 | Biopsy of lobe of lung using an endoscope, 1 lobe | Facility | 2022 | 50 | 50 | $66,000 | $2,051 | 3.1% |
About Dr. Otis Rickman, DO
Dr. Otis Rickman, DO is a Pulmonary Disease healthcare provider based in Nashville, Tennessee. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 02/10/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1215900980.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Otis Rickman, DO has received a total of $298,863 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $105,279 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 421 transactions from 26 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($94,248).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Rickman has provided services to 1,884 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 1,966 services with total Medicare billing of $173,709. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 67 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Pulmonary Disease
- Other Specialties Critical Care Medicine
- Location Nashville, TN
- Active Since 02/10/2006
- Last Updated 01/15/2024
- Taxonomy Code 207RP1001X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1215900980
Products in Payments
- Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) $135,135
- truFreeze (Device) $43,890
- ILLUMISITE (Device) $25,572
- TruFreeze (Device) $10,203
- Olympus Bronchoscopes (Device) $8,388
- ION (Device) $8,000
- superDimension (Device) $6,921
- DA VINCI SP (Device) $5,750
- Monarch (Device) $5,328
- AERO Stent and Delivery Systemtem (Device) $4,881
- Erbe VIO APC (Device) $3,592
- TRUFREEZE (Device) $2,882
- IMFINZI (Biological) $2,785
- Spin (Device) $1,108
- GALAXY (Device) $1,000
- Pulmonx Endobronchial Valve EBV (Device) $865.02
- ALIYA SYSTEM (Device) $251.82
- AEROmini Stent and Delivery System (Device) $120.52
- AERO Stent & del system (Device) $95.02
- (1661) Clin Edu IGT (Device) $59.82
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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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