Total Payments
$342,891
2024 Payments
$38,758
Companies
24
Transactions
192
Medicare Patients
4,419
Medicare Billing
$322,649
Payment Breakdown by Category
Royalty/License$329,245 (96.0%)
Education$5,707 (1.7%)
Travel$4,282 (1.2%)
Food & Beverage$3,657 (1.1%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royalty or License | $329,245 | 34 | 96.0% |
| Education | $5,707 | 4 | 1.7% |
| Travel and Lodging | $4,282 | 16 | 1.2% |
| Food and Beverage | $3,657 | 138 | 1.1% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. | $329,632 | 43 | $0 (2024) |
| Arthrex, Inc. | $6,293 | 30 | $0 (2024) |
| ALON MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY | $3,178 | 9 | $0 (2023) |
| Stryker Corporation | $1,560 | 18 | $0 (2024) |
| Horizon Therapeutics plc | $593.88 | 34 | $0 (2022) |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $248.99 | 2 | $0 (2018) |
| Bioventus LLC | $243.42 | 7 | $0 (2022) |
| Horizon Pharma plc | $157.73 | 9 | $0 (2018) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $134.64 | 3 | $0 (2023) |
| Vericel Corporation | $126.67 | 2 | $0 (2020) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $38,758 | 25 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. ($36,890) |
| 2023 | $37,129 | 15 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. ($36,367) |
| 2022 | $35,846 | 35 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. ($33,012) |
| 2021 | $35,804 | 36 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. ($33,129) |
| 2020 | $27,187 | 19 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. ($26,953) |
| 2019 | $30,176 | 24 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. ($26,513) |
| 2018 | $23,060 | 24 | Smith & Nephew, Inc. ($22,121) |
| 2017 | $114,930 | 14 | Smith & Nephew, Inc. ($114,648) |
All Payment Transactions
192 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 8
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/18/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $70.49 | General |
| 11/18/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | Q-FIX (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $8,704.08 | General |
| Category: Extremities & Limb Restoration | ||||||
| 11/14/2024 | Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | Exparel (Drug), Iovera, Zilretta | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.94 | General |
| Category: Pain Management | ||||||
| 09/26/2024 | Sanara MedTech Inc. | CellerateRx (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $18.30 | General |
| Category: Collagen based wound filler | ||||||
| 08/29/2024 | Sanara MedTech Inc. | CellerateRx (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $12.84 | General |
| Category: Collagen based wound filler | ||||||
| 08/14/2024 | Stryker Corporation | SALVATION (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.91 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 08/02/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | Q-FIX (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $8,641.23 | General |
| Category: Extremities & Limb Restoration | ||||||
| 07/29/2024 | Stryker Corporation | SALVATION (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.91 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 07/11/2024 | Stryker Corporation | SALVATION (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $370.03 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 07/11/2024 | Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | Exparel (Drug), Iovera, Zilretta | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.86 | General |
| Category: Pain Management | ||||||
| 07/05/2024 | Stryker Corporation | SALVATION (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $53.89 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 07/05/2024 | Stryker Corporation | ICONIX (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $53.89 | General |
| Category: SPORTS MEDICINE | ||||||
| 06/30/2024 | Stryker Corporation | SALVATION (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $33.99 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 06/30/2024 | Stryker Corporation | SALVATION (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $1.10 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 06/29/2024 | Stryker Corporation | SALVATION (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $124.81 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 06/29/2024 | Stryker Corporation | SALVATION (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $38.20 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 06/18/2024 | Stryker Corporation | SALVATION (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $63.80 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 05/23/2024 | Stryker Corporation | SALVATION (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $48.39 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 05/10/2024 | Stryker Corporation | SALVATION (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $522.39 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 05/08/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | Q-FIX (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $9,689.25 | General |
| Category: Extremities & Limb Restoration | ||||||
| 02/10/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | Q-FIX (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $9,785.27 | General |
| Category: Extremities & Limb Restoration | ||||||
| 01/12/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.00 | General |
| 01/12/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $5.00 | General |
| 01/12/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $5.00 | General |
| 01/11/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $431.20 | General |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 19 | 1,026 | 1,417 | $322,776 | $79,127 |
| 2022 | 19 | 1,154 | 1,599 | $385,464 | $93,633 |
| 2021 | 20 | 1,173 | 1,719 | $301,658 | $80,176 |
| 2020 | 17 | 1,066 | 1,493 | $334,150 | $69,712 |
Total Patients
4,419
Total Services
6,228
Medicare Billing
$322,649
Procedure Codes
75
All Medicare Procedures & Services
75 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 3
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 214 | 360 | $43,200 | $22,279 | 51.6% |
| 27447 | Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $59,345 | $10,789 | 18.2% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2023 | 123 | 181 | $45,980 | $8,680 | 18.9% |
| J7323 | Hyaluronan or derivative, euflexxa, for intra-articular injection, per dose | Office | 2023 | 15 | 60 | $15,000 | $6,029 | 40.2% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 62 | 69 | $12,420 | $5,364 | 43.2% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 43 | 43 | $12,900 | $4,549 | 35.3% |
| 73564 | X-ray of knee, 4 or more views | Office | 2023 | 94 | 126 | $15,240 | $3,866 | 25.4% |
| 73721 | Mri scan of leg joint without contrast | Office | 2023 | 25 | 27 | $37,800 | $2,694 | 7.1% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2023 | 48 | 69 | $5,520 | $2,636 | 47.8% |
| 73030 | X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views | Office | 2023 | 80 | 102 | $10,200 | $2,302 | 22.6% |
| 73503 | X-ray of hip, minimum of 4 views | Office | 2023 | 56 | 61 | $9,150 | $2,167 | 23.7% |
| 73221 | Mri scan of arm joint without contrast | Office | 2023 | 19 | 23 | $32,200 | $2,102 | 6.5% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 23 | 23 | $4,830 | $1,262 | 26.1% |
| 73562 | X-ray of knee, 3 views | Office | 2023 | 26 | 43 | $4,730 | $1,172 | 24.8% |
| 73502 | X-ray of hip, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 28 | 34 | $4,250 | $990.71 | 23.3% |
| 72110 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views | Office | 2023 | 19 | 20 | $3,000 | $731.07 | 24.4% |
| J0702 | Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg | Office | 2023 | 115 | 139 | $3,336 | $658.17 | 19.7% |
| 73522 | X-ray of both hips, 3-4 views | Office | 2023 | 13 | 14 | $1,875 | $462.73 | 24.7% |
| 72050 | X-ray of upper spine, 4-5 views | Office | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $1,800 | $393.89 | 21.9% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 258 | 432 | $51,840 | $25,412 | 49.0% |
| 27447 | Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee | Facility | 2022 | 15 | 15 | $91,720 | $16,345 | 17.8% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2022 | 134 | 214 | $55,880 | $10,401 | 18.6% |
| J7323 | Hyaluronan or derivative, euflexxa, for intra-articular injection, per dose | Office | 2022 | 19 | 84 | $21,000 | $8,668 | 41.3% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2022 | 68 | 68 | $14,280 | $5,240 | 36.7% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 56 | 59 | $10,620 | $4,525 | 42.6% |
About Dr. Ricardo Rodriguez, MD
Dr. Ricardo Rodriguez, MD is a Orthopaedic Surgery healthcare provider based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 05/06/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1679522932.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Ricardo Rodriguez, MD has received a total of $342,891 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $38,758 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 192 transactions from 24 companies. The most common payment nature is "Royalty or License" ($329,245).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Rodriguez has provided services to 4,419 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 6,228 services with total Medicare billing of $322,649. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 75 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery
- Location Baton Rouge, LA
- Active Since 05/06/2006
- Last Updated 04/17/2024
- Taxonomy Code 207X00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1679522932
Products in Payments
- Q-Fix (Device) $163,004
- Q-FIX (Device) $106,307
- Q-FIX Hip (Device) $60,056
- SALVATION (Device) $1,284
- PENNSAID (Drug) $483.51
- Durolane (Device) $209.34
- DUEXIS (Drug) $156.32
- MACI (Biological) $126.67
- BME NITINOL CONTINUOUS COMPRESSION IMPLANTS (Device) $124.99
- SURGX (Device) $124.69
- ATTUNE (Device) $124.00
- MAKO (Device) $120.83
- Regeneten (Device) $110.00
- EUFLEXXA (Device) $98.46
- Zilretta (Drug) $95.31
- Exparel (Drug) $68.83
- VIMOVO (Drug) $63.57
- SYNVISC-ONE (Device) $57.54
- LUPKYNIS (Drug) $53.98
- ICONIX (Device) $53.89
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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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