Dr. Richard Gillespie, MD

NPI: 1306040266
Total Payments
$185,498
2024 Payments
$36,520
Companies
20
Transactions
279
Medicare Patients
1,603
Medicare Billing
$263,929

Payment Breakdown by Category

Education$100,995 (54.4%)
Other$41,010 (22.1%)
Travel$21,690 (11.7%)
Food & Beverage$15,665 (8.4%)
Consulting$6,125 (3.3%)
Gifts$13.57 (0.0%)

Payments by Nature

Nature of Payment Amount Transactions Share
Education $100,995 28 54.4%
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program $41,010 22 22.1%
Travel and Lodging $21,690 76 11.7%
Food and Beverage $15,665 151 8.4%
Consulting Fee $6,125 1 3.3%
Gift $13.57 1 0.0%

Top Paying Companies

Company Total Records Latest Year
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. $172,108 221 $0 (2024)
Becton, Dickinson and Company $6,125 1 $0 (2017)
Pulmonx Corporation $2,325 10 $0 (2021)
Covidien LP $1,588 3 $0 (2020)
ATRICURE, INC. $1,581 21 $0 (2024)
Kerecis Limited $242.08 2 $0 (2024)
Medtronic, Inc. $241.20 3 $0 (2024)
Davol Inc. $228.88 3 $0 (2023)
CONMED Corporation $173.67 3 $0 (2020)
ABIOMED $165.19 2 $0 (2024)

Payment History by Year

Year Amount Transactions Top Company
2024 $36,520 68 INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. ($36,131)
2023 $49,781 54 Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($49,178)
2022 $32,480 50 Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($31,056)
2021 $21,958 44 Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($20,401)
2020 $18,820 16 Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($17,188)
2019 $3,787 24 Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($2,450)
2018 $464.90 6 Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($219.33)
2017 $21,687 17 Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($15,484)

All Payment Transactions

279 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 12

Date Company Product Nature Form Amount Type
12/24/2024 INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $110.81 General
Category: SURGERY
12/19/2024 ATRICURE, INC. ATRICURE CRYOICE CRYOSPHERE CRYOABLATION SYSTEM (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $36.13 General
Category: CARDIOVASCULAR
10/15/2024 ABIOMED Impella (Device) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $38.38 General
Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases
09/03/2024 INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $53.63 General
Category: SURGERY
08/27/2024 INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $72.18 General
Category: SURGERY
08/20/2024 INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $3.27 General
Category: SURGERY
08/15/2024 Kerecis Limited Kerecis Omega3 SurgiClose (Device), Kerecis Omega3 Marigen, Kerecis Omega3 Marigen Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $200.80 General
Category: Wound Care
08/06/2024 INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $14.72 General
Category: SURGERY
08/06/2024 INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $4.55 General
Category: SURGERY
07/24/2024 INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) Education Cash or cash equivalent $4,000.00 General
Category: SURGERY
07/24/2024 INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $300.00 General
Category: SURGERY
07/23/2024 INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $122.71 General
Category: SURGERY
07/19/2024 INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) Education Cash or cash equivalent $4,000.00 General
Category: SURGERY
07/19/2024 INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $528.57 General
Category: SURGERY
07/19/2024 INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $300.00 General
Category: SURGERY
07/18/2024 INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $905.68 General
Category: SURGERY
07/18/2024 INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $297.54 General
Category: SURGERY
07/16/2024 INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $83.33 General
Category: SURGERY
07/11/2024 INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $421.95 General
Category: SURGERY
07/11/2024 INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $19.00 General
Category: SURGERY
07/03/2024 INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $330.25 General
Category: SURGERY
07/03/2024 INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $248.42 General
Category: SURGERY
07/03/2024 INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $19.00 General
Category: SURGERY
07/03/2024 INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $19.00 General
Category: SURGERY
06/26/2024 INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) Education Cash or cash equivalent $4,000.00 General
Category: SURGERY

Medicare Billing by Year

Year Procedures Beneficiaries Services Submitted Medicare Paid
2023 9 254 277 $148,644 $36,775
2022 16 461 499 $400,123 $96,361
2021 13 269 275 $168,447 $41,425
2020 21 619 719 $432,534 $89,368
Total Patients
1,603
Total Services
1,770
Medicare Billing
$263,929
Procedure Codes
59

All Medicare Procedures & Services

59 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 3

HCPCS Description Setting Year Patients Services Charges Medicare Paid Ratio
32663 Exam of lung with removal of lung lobe using an endoscope Facility 2023 11 11 $43,373 $11,653 26.9%
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes Office 2023 78 78 $37,128 $9,660 26.0%
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes Office 2023 41 50 $18,300 $4,923 26.9%
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes Office 2023 49 63 $16,254 $4,382 27.0%
31629 Needle biopsy of windpipe cartilage, airway, and/or lung using an endoscope Facility 2023 17 17 $8,959 $2,195 24.5%
32674 Removal of lymph nodes of chest cavity using an endoscope Facility 2023 13 13 $7,826 $2,101 26.9%
31627 Computer-assisted image-guided navigation of lung airways using an endoscope Facility 2023 17 17 $4,624 $1,242 26.8%
31628 Biopsy of lobe of lung using an endoscope, 1 lobe Facility 2023 16 16 $7,704 $618.94 8.0%
31623 Exam of lung airways using an endoscope Facility 2023 12 12 $4,476 $0.46 0.0%
32663 Exam of lung with removal of lung lobe using an endoscope Facility 2022 27 27 $110,138 $28,379 25.8%
43282 Repair of hernia of muscle at esophagus and stomach with implantation of mesh using an endoscope Facility 2022 14 14 $71,637 $19,080 26.6%
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes Office 2022 70 70 $34,654 $8,362 24.1%
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes Office 2022 45 45 $29,430 $7,607 25.8%
32674 Removal of lymph nodes of chest cavity using an endoscope Facility 2022 35 35 $21,548 $5,692 26.4%
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes Office 2022 43 57 $21,619 $5,414 25.0%
32650 Adhesion of linings of lung using an endoscope Facility 2022 11 12 $22,968 $5,042 22.0%
31629 Needle biopsy of windpipe cartilage, airway, and/or lung using an endoscope Facility 2022 28 28 $15,484 $3,813 24.6%
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes Office 2022 43 52 $13,939 $3,524 25.3%
99222 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 50 minutes Facility 2022 28 29 $11,208 $3,041 27.1%
31627 Computer-assisted image-guided navigation of lung airways using an endoscope Facility 2022 29 29 $8,325 $2,184 26.2%
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes Office 2022 11 11 $5,709 $1,544 27.0%
99232 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 25 minutes Facility 2022 15 28 $5,692 $1,499 26.3%
31628 Biopsy of lobe of lung using an endoscope, 1 lobe Facility 2022 26 26 $13,572 $1,088 8.0%
31624 Irrigation and suction of lung airways to obtain cells using an endoscope Facility 2022 13 13 $5,161 $73.78 1.4%
31623 Exam of lung airways using an endoscope Facility 2022 23 23 $9,039 $18.12 0.2%

About Dr. Richard Gillespie, MD

Dr. Richard Gillespie, MD is a Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) healthcare provider based in Burbank, California. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 06/13/2007. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1306040266.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Richard Gillespie, MD has received a total of $185,498 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $36,520 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 279 transactions from 20 companies. The most common payment nature is "Education" ($100,995).

As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Gillespie has provided services to 1,603 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 1,770 services with total Medicare billing of $263,929. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 59 distinct procedure/service records.

Practice Information

  • Specialty Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
  • Other Specialties Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
  • Location Burbank, CA
  • Active Since 06/13/2007
  • Last Updated 12/16/2025
  • Taxonomy Code 208G00000X
  • Entity Type Individual
  • NPI Number 1306040266

Products in Payments

  • Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) $151,958
  • DA VINCI SP (Device) $20,150
  • superDimension (Device) $1,560
  • Pulmonx Endobronchial Valve EBV (Device) $1,300
  • CHARTIS CATHETER (Device) $1,025
  • EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX (Device) $867.18
  • ATRICURE CRYOICE CRYOSPHERE CRYOABLATION SYSTEM (Device) $465.90
  • Kerecis Omega3 SurgiClose (Device) $242.08
  • Progel (Device) $202.96
  • Impella (Device) $165.19
  • ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM (Device) $133.87
  • COREVALVE EVOLUT R (Device) $127.04
  • SIGNIA (Device) $114.16
  • ATRICURE CRYOICE CRYOABLATION SYSTEM (CRYO2) (Device) $113.74
  • Inspire Upper Airway Stimulation System (Device) $112.77
  • TruSystem 7000 OR Table (Device) $111.11
  • AirSeal (Device) $106.67
  • MATRIXRIB (Device) $97.07
  • Photofrin (Drug) $84.19
  • PREVENA (Device) $49.96

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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