Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long term medical supply or device loan | $25,000 | 3 | 65.3% |
| Education | $6,000 | 2 | 15.7% |
| Consulting Fee | $4,000 | 1 | 10.4% |
| Food and Beverage | $2,540 | 39 | 6.6% |
| Travel and Lodging | $738.40 | 4 | 1.9% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pulse Biosciences, Inc. | $29,177 | 5 | $0 (2024) |
| INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | $6,921 | 9 | $0 (2024) |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | $807.45 | 5 | $0 (2018) |
| Ethicon Inc. | $301.64 | 2 | $0 (2017) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $282.03 | 5 | $0 (2023) |
| Allergan Inc. | $143.94 | 4 | $0 (2019) |
| Hologic, LLC | $112.57 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
| Hologic Sales and Service, LLC | $112.13 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | $98.34 | 3 | $0 (2020) |
| Medtronic USA, Inc. | $81.72 | 2 | $0 (2020) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $29,371 | 7 | Pulse Biosciences, Inc. ($29,177) |
| 2023 | $155.83 | 4 | Medtronic, Inc. ($128.11) |
| 2022 | $142.86 | 3 | Hologic, LLC ($112.57) |
| 2021 | $208.85 | 6 | Medtronic, Inc. ($153.92) |
| 2020 | $3,081 | 3 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($3,000) |
| 2019 | $165.38 | 3 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($110.15) |
| 2018 | $1,152 | 13 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. ($807.45) |
| 2017 | $4,001 | 10 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($3,562) |
All Payment Transactions
49 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 2
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/27/2024 | Pulse Biosciences, Inc. | Nanosecond Pulsed Field Ablation (nsPFA) (Device), CellFX | Long term medical supply or device loan | In-kind items and services | $5,000.00 | General |
| Category: Interventional Radiology | ||||||
| 12/16/2024 | Pulse Biosciences, Inc. | Nanosecond Pulsed Field Ablation (nsPFA) (Device), CellFX | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,000.00 | General |
| Category: Interventional Radiology | ||||||
| 12/05/2024 | Pulse Biosciences, Inc. | Nanosecond Pulsed Field Ablation (nsPFA) (Device), CellFX | Long term medical supply or device loan | In-kind items and services | $10,000.00 | General |
| Category: Interventional Radiology | ||||||
| 10/31/2024 | Pulse Biosciences, Inc. | Nanosecond Pulsed Field Ablation (nsPFA) (Device), CellFX | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $177.05 | General |
| Category: Interventional Radiology | ||||||
| 10/17/2024 | Pulse Biosciences, Inc. | Nanosecond Pulsed Field Ablation (nsPFA) (Device), CellFX | Long term medical supply or device loan | In-kind items and services | $10,000.00 | General |
| Category: Interventional Radiology | ||||||
| 07/09/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $81.80 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 05/05/2024 | Hologic Sales and Service, LLC | CoolSeal Generator (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $112.13 | General |
| Category: Surgical | ||||||
| 10/19/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | STEALTHSTATION S8 PLATFORM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $88.74 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 07/25/2023 | Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. | SEGLENTIS (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.74 | General |
| Category: PAIN MANAGEMENT | ||||||
| 04/21/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | MICRA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $39.37 | General |
| Category: Pacemakers | ||||||
| 03/21/2023 | Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. | SEGLENTIS (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.98 | General |
| Category: PAIN MANAGEMENT | ||||||
| 12/07/2022 | Hologic, LLC | ACESSA PROVU SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $112.57 | General |
| Category: Surgical | ||||||
| 08/30/2022 | Innocoll Pharmaceuticals Limited | XARACOLL (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.56 | General |
| Category: Prescription Drug | ||||||
| 06/07/2022 | Innocoll Pharmaceuticals Limited | XARACOLL (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.73 | General |
| Category: Prescription Drug | ||||||
| 08/20/2021 | Medtronic, Inc. | PTeye (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.12 | General |
| Category: Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery Products | ||||||
| 07/30/2021 | Bolder Surgical LLC | JustRight Sealer and CoolSeal Sealer (Device), JustRight Stapler, JustRight Reload | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.70 | General |
| Category: General Surgery | ||||||
| 05/27/2021 | Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | JARDIANCE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.05 | General |
| Category: DIABETES | ||||||
| 04/30/2021 | Baudax Bio Inc. | ANJESO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.18 | General |
| Category: Pain Management | ||||||
| 04/12/2021 | Medtronic, Inc. | PTeye (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $44.55 | General |
| Category: Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery Products | ||||||
| 03/03/2021 | Medtronic, Inc. | PTeye (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $79.25 | General |
| Category: Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery Products | ||||||
| 10/30/2020 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Education | In-kind items and services | $3,000.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 07/06/2020 | Medtronic USA, Inc. | PTeye (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $56.92 | General |
| Category: Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery Products | ||||||
| 06/12/2020 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | Micra (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.16 | General |
| Category: Pacemakers | ||||||
| 12/16/2019 | Allergan Inc. | STRATTICE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.95 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA EMERGENCY, INJURY, SURGERY | ||||||
| 12/09/2019 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | Reveal LINQ (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.28 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Diagnostics and Monitoring | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 7 | 320 | 354 | $161,938 | $39,103 |
| 2022 | 9 | 306 | 337 | $177,018 | $40,680 |
| 2021 | 11 | 411 | 448 | $271,847 | $66,541 |
| 2020 | 10 | 413 | 425 | $255,533 | $68,914 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
37 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60500 | Removal or exploration of parathyroid glands | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $37,535 | $9,734 | 25.9% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 72 | 72 | $35,376 | $8,460 | 23.9% |
| 76536 | Ultrasound scan of head and neck soft tissue | Office | 2023 | 64 | 74 | $24,440 | $6,111 | 25.0% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 48 | 54 | $20,368 | $4,882 | 24.0% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 52 | 52 | $17,165 | $4,077 | 23.8% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 49 | 65 | $17,376 | $3,677 | 21.2% |
| 10005 | Fine needle aspiration biopsy using ultrasound guidance, first growth | Office | 2023 | 22 | 24 | $9,678 | $2,163 | 22.3% |
| 60500 | Removal or exploration of parathyroid glands | Facility | 2022 | 14 | 14 | $40,498 | $9,733 | 24.0% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 59 | 59 | $29,212 | $6,163 | 21.1% |
| 49505 | Repair of groin hernia (5 years or older) | Facility | 2022 | 13 | 13 | $20,363 | $5,148 | 25.3% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 46 | 52 | $19,736 | $4,449 | 22.5% |
| 76536 | Ultrasound scan of head and neck soft tissue | Office | 2022 | 42 | 51 | $17,133 | $4,246 | 24.8% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2022 | 55 | 55 | $18,210 | $4,245 | 23.3% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 41 | 56 | $15,024 | $3,422 | 22.8% |
| 10005 | Fine needle aspiration biopsy using ultrasound guidance, first growth | Office | 2022 | 23 | 24 | $9,864 | $2,406 | 24.4% |
| 36500 | Insertion of tube into vein with collection of blood sample | Facility | 2022 | 13 | 13 | $6,978 | $869.17 | 12.5% |
| 60500 | Removal or exploration of parathyroid glands | Facility | 2021 | 24 | 24 | $69,240 | $18,459 | 26.7% |
| 99204 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes | Office | 2021 | 82 | 82 | $40,604 | $9,843 | 24.2% |
| 60240 | Removal of thyroid, complete | Facility | 2021 | 12 | 12 | $32,552 | $6,969 | 21.4% |
| 76536 | Ultrasound of head and neck | Office | 2021 | 69 | 76 | $26,030 | $6,736 | 25.9% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Office | 2021 | 58 | 69 | $26,401 | $6,725 | 25.5% |
| 49505 | Repair of groin hernia patient age 5 years or older | Facility | 2021 | 12 | 12 | $18,756 | $5,001 | 26.7% |
| 99203 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 30-44 minutes | Office | 2021 | 54 | 54 | $17,878 | $4,331 | 24.2% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 42 | 58 | $15,546 | $3,585 | 23.1% |
| 10005 | Fine needle aspiration of first lesion using ultrasound guidance | Office | 2021 | 20 | 23 | $9,266 | $2,473 | 26.7% |
About Dr. Richard Harding, MD
Dr. Richard Harding, MD is a Surgery healthcare provider based in Phoenix, Arizona. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 06/28/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1164450367.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Richard Harding, MD has received a total of $38,278 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $29,371 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 49 transactions from 19 companies. The most common payment nature is "Long term medical supply or device loan" ($25,000).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Harding has provided services to 1,450 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 1,564 services with total Medicare billing of $215,238. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 37 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Surgery
- Location Phoenix, AZ
- Active Since 06/28/2006
- Last Updated 08/05/2015
- Taxonomy Code 208600000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1164450367
Products in Payments
- Nanosecond Pulsed Field Ablation (nsPFA) (Device) $29,177
- Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) $6,921
- BIO-A Tissue Reinforcement (Device) $807.45
- LINX Reflux Management System (Device) $301.64
- PTeye (Device) $210.84
- STRATTICE (Device) $123.47
- ACESSA PROVU SYSTEM (Device) $112.57
- CoolSeal Generator (Device) $112.13
- STEALTHSTATION S8 PLATFORM (Device) $88.74
- Micra (Device) $68.06
- Minimed 670G System (Device) $53.28
- MICRA (Device) $39.37
- XARACOLL (Drug) $30.29
- Reveal LINQ (Device) $30.28
- SEGLENTIS (Drug) $27.72
- iDrive Ultra (Device) $24.83
- NIM (Device) $24.80
- JARDIANCE (Drug) $24.05
- ALLODERM (Device) $20.47
- ProGrip (Device) $19.80
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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