Total Payments
$35,515
2024 Payments
$244.00
Companies
11
Transactions
129
Medicare Patients
254
Medicare Billing
$38,620
Payment Breakdown by Category
Education$24,309 (68.4%)
Food & Beverage$5,257 (14.8%)
Consulting$3,140 (8.8%)
Travel$2,809 (7.9%)
Other$0.00 (0.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | $24,309 | 12 | 68.4% |
| Food and Beverage | $5,257 | 96 | 14.8% |
| Consulting Fee | $3,140 | 4 | 8.8% |
| Travel and Lodging | $2,809 | 17 | 7.9% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | $30,391 | 96 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $3,215 | 7 | $0 (2023) |
| Davol Inc. | $1,239 | 15 | $0 (2022) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $163.49 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | $142.55 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | $137.01 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
| Covidien LP | $100.00 | 2 | $0 (2018) |
| CONMED Corporation | $47.62 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| Dilon Technologies, Inc. | $29.76 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| ABBVIE INC. | $25.89 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $244.00 | 6 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. ($230.17) |
| 2023 | $2,527 | 12 | Medtronic, Inc. ($1,365) |
| 2022 | $1,198 | 9 | Medtronic, Inc. ($712.59) |
| 2021 | $1,175 | 4 | Medtronic, Inc. ($1,138) |
| 2020 | $464.39 | 7 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($319.20) |
| 2019 | $5,771 | 30 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($5,468) |
| 2018 | $3,718 | 21 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($3,394) |
| 2017 | $20,417 | 40 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($19,962) |
All Payment Transactions
129 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 6
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/15/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.93 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 09/10/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $33.60 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 04/04/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | SpyGlass Discover (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.83 | General |
| Category: SpyGlass Discover_ENDO | ||||||
| 03/12/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Education | In-kind items and services | $131.85 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 03/12/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.09 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 03/12/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.70 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 11/09/2023 | Dilon Technologies, Inc. | HEMOBLAST BELLOWS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.76 | General |
| Category: HEMOSTATIC AGENT | ||||||
| 10/28/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $757.95 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 10/12/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | PARIETENE DS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $41.42 | General |
| Category: Hernia Repair | ||||||
| 10/12/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | DEXTILE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.73 | General |
| Category: Hernia Repair | ||||||
| 08/26/2023 | ABBVIE INC. | STRATTICE RECONSTRUCTIVE TISSUE MATRIX BPS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.89 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA EMERGENCY, INJURY, SURGERY | ||||||
| 06/23/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,300.00 | General |
| 05/09/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Education | In-kind items and services | $40.49 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 04/25/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $31.62 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 03/16/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | SpyGlass Discover (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.21 | General |
| Category: SpyGlass Discover_ENDO | ||||||
| 03/15/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | SpyGlass Discover (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $130.45 | General |
| Category: SpyGlass Discover_ENDO | ||||||
| 03/14/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $79.16 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 02/23/2023 | CONMED Corporation | AIRSEAL (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $47.62 | General |
| Category: GENERAL SURGERY | ||||||
| 11/08/2022 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $702.00 | General |
| 10/10/2022 | Davol Inc. | Phasix Mesh (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $107.52 | General |
| Category: BD Interventional Surgery | ||||||
| 09/27/2022 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.22 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 07/19/2022 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $62.50 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 04/07/2022 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | — | Education | In-kind items and services | $137.01 | General |
| 04/04/2022 | Medtronic, Inc. | V-LOC 180 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.59 | General |
| Category: Wound Closure | ||||||
| 02/10/2022 | Stryker Corporation | SPY-PHI SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.62 | General |
| Category: ENDOSCOPY | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | 81 | 84 | $55,147 | $14,616 |
| 2022 | 3 | 75 | 78 | $48,451 | $12,476 |
| 2021 | 2 | 60 | 61 | $24,707 | $7,090 |
| 2020 | 1 | 38 | 38 | $16,682 | $4,437 |
Total Patients
254
Total Services
261
Medicare Billing
$38,620
Procedure Codes
9
All Medicare Procedures & Services
9 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49650 | Repair of groin hernia using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 17 | $26,918 | $7,121 | 26.5% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 49 | 49 | $22,001 | $5,849 | 26.6% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 15 | 18 | $6,228 | $1,646 | 26.4% |
| 49650 | Repair of groin hernia using an endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 17 | 17 | $23,345 | $5,712 | 24.5% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 40 | 40 | $17,840 | $4,874 | 27.3% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 18 | 21 | $7,266 | $1,890 | 26.0% |
| 99204 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes | Office | 2021 | 47 | 47 | $20,633 | $5,611 | 27.2% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Office | 2021 | 13 | 14 | $4,074 | $1,479 | 36.3% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes | Office | 2020 | 38 | 38 | $16,682 | $4,437 | 26.6% |
About Dr. Richard Lovato, M.D
Dr. Richard Lovato, M.D is a Specialist healthcare provider based in Lakewood, Colorado. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 04/06/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1598727166.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Richard Lovato, M.D has received a total of $35,515 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $244.00 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 129 transactions from 11 companies. The most common payment nature is "Education" ($24,309).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Lovato has provided services to 254 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 261 services with total Medicare billing of $38,620. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 9 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Specialist
- Other Specialties Surgery
- Location Lakewood, CO
- Active Since 04/06/2006
- Last Updated 06/26/2015
- Taxonomy Code 174400000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1598727166
Products in Payments
- Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) $30,391
- PHASIX (Device) $526.36
- Phasix Mesh (Device) $235.84
- DAV-Phasix (Device) $165.58
- SpyGlass Discover (Device) $163.49
- DAV-VENTRALIGHT (Device) $146.70
- SYNECOR Biomaterial (Device) $142.55
- Phasix (Device) $101.05
- ProGrip (Device) $100.00
- BD MAX (Device) $63.21
- AIRSEAL (Device) $47.62
- PARIETENE DS (Device) $41.42
- HEMOBLAST BELLOWS (Device) $29.76
- STRATTICE RECONSTRUCTIVE TISSUE MATRIX BPS (Device) $25.89
- DEXTILE (Device) $23.73
- SPY-PHI SYSTEM (Device) $22.62
- V-LOC 180 (Device) $10.59
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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