Total Payments
$29,401
2024 Payments
$1,861
Companies
57
Transactions
372
Medicare Patients
9,575
Medicare Billing
$613,541
Payment Breakdown by Category
Consulting$16,757 (57.0%)
Food & Beverage$11,490 (39.1%)
Travel$950.92 (3.2%)
Education$202.93 (0.7%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $16,757 | 4 | 57.0% |
| Food and Beverage | $11,490 | 360 | 39.1% |
| Travel and Lodging | $950.92 | 2 | 3.2% |
| Education | $202.93 | 6 | 0.7% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROCEPT BioRobotics Corporation | $17,521 | 13 | $0 (2024) |
| KARL STORZ Endoscopy-America | $2,464 | 22 | $0 (2019) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $1,713 | 38 | $0 (2024) |
| Axonics, Inc. | $1,004 | 23 | $0 (2024) |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc | $759.91 | 46 | $0 (2024) |
| COLOPLAST CORP | $506.95 | 13 | $0 (2024) |
| Janssen Biotech, Inc. | $414.19 | 29 | $0 (2024) |
| ABBVIE INC. | $365.98 | 28 | $0 (2024) |
| Photocure Inc | $333.29 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
| Ethicon Inc. | $312.56 | 3 | $0 (2021) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,861 | 61 | Axonics, Inc. ($335.68) |
| 2023 | $11,076 | 58 | PROCEPT BioRobotics Corporation ($9,900) |
| 2022 | $3,345 | 28 | PROCEPT BioRobotics Corporation ($2,594) |
| 2021 | $5,194 | 19 | PROCEPT BioRobotics Corporation ($4,382) |
| 2020 | $771.29 | 28 | Medtronic USA, Inc. ($146.51) |
| 2019 | $2,143 | 51 | KARL STORZ Endoscopy-America ($548.19) |
| 2018 | $2,788 | 74 | KARL STORZ Endoscopy-America ($1,746) |
| 2017 | $2,223 | 53 | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION ($368.72) |
All Payment Transactions
372 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 15
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/12/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | BOTOX (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.09 | General |
| Category: BOTOX THERAPEUTIC | ||||||
| 11/25/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | BOTOX (Biological) | Education | In-kind items and services | $8.45 | General |
| Category: FACIAL AESTHETICS | ||||||
| 11/25/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | BOTOX (Biological) | Education | In-kind items and services | $8.45 | General |
| Category: FACIAL AESTHETICS | ||||||
| 11/25/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | BOTOX (Biological) | Education | In-kind items and services | $8.45 | General |
| Category: FACIAL AESTHETICS | ||||||
| 11/21/2024 | UROGEN PHARMA, INC. | JELMYTO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $42.63 | General |
| Category: UROTHELIAL CANCER | ||||||
| 11/06/2024 | Verity Pharmaceuticals Inc. | Trelstar (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $20.99 | General |
| Category: Prostate cancer | ||||||
| 10/31/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | BOTOX (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $8.03 | General |
| Category: FACIAL AESTHETICS | ||||||
| 10/29/2024 | Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC | ERLEADA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $124.99 | General |
| Category: Oncology | ||||||
| 10/28/2024 | UROGEN PHARMA, INC. | JELMYTO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.22 | General |
| Category: UROTHELIAL CANCER | ||||||
| 10/18/2024 | I/O Urology Corp. | CarePath (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $25.91 | General |
| Category: Uroflowmeter | ||||||
| 10/17/2024 | UROGEN PHARMA, INC. | JELMYTO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.87 | General |
| Category: UROTHELIAL CANCER | ||||||
| 10/03/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $8.55 | General |
| Category: General - Male SUI_URO | ||||||
| 10/02/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | BOTOX (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $5.86 | General |
| Category: FACIAL AESTHETICS | ||||||
| 09/26/2024 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | KEYTRUDA (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.92 | General |
| Category: ONCOLOGY | ||||||
| 09/19/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $5.23 | General |
| Category: General - Erectile Dysfunction_URO | ||||||
| 09/05/2024 | UROGEN PHARMA, INC. | JELMYTO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.82 | General |
| Category: UROTHELIAL CANCER | ||||||
| 08/26/2024 | Axonics, Inc. | Axonics (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.58 | General |
| Category: Urology | ||||||
| 08/26/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.52 | General |
| 08/15/2024 | UROGEN PHARMA, INC. | JELMYTO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.70 | General |
| Category: UROTHELIAL CANCER | ||||||
| 08/14/2024 | Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. | GEMTESA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.70 | General |
| Category: UROLOGY | ||||||
| 08/12/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | BOTOX (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $9.98 | General |
| Category: FACIAL AESTHETICS | ||||||
| 08/01/2024 | Teleflex LLC | UROLIFT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.65 | General |
| Category: INTERVENTIONAL UROLOGY | ||||||
| 07/31/2024 | PFIZER INC. | XTANDI (Drug), ORGOVYX, TALZENNA | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.43 | General |
| Category: ONCOLOGY | ||||||
| 07/12/2024 | Axonics, Inc. | Bulkamid (Device), Axonics | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.20 | General |
| Category: Urology | ||||||
| 07/01/2024 | Axonics, Inc. | Axonics (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $31.57 | General |
| Category: Urology | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 24 | 2,505 | 4,546 | $724,241 | $182,699 |
| 2022 | 17 | 2,246 | 3,090 | $567,631 | $142,901 |
| 2021 | 22 | 2,382 | 3,259 | $620,002 | $157,375 |
| 2020 | 23 | 2,442 | 3,417 | $567,163 | $130,567 |
Total Patients
9,575
Total Services
14,312
Medicare Billing
$613,541
Procedure Codes
86
All Medicare Procedures & Services
86 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 4
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 528 | 811 | $195,451 | $69,209 | 35.4% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 192 | 192 | $71,616 | $21,680 | 30.3% |
| 50081 | Complex surgical treatment of kidney stone with imaging guidance | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $54,660 | $12,576 | 23.0% |
| 0421T | Waterjet destruction of prostrate accessed through the urethra | Facility | 2023 | 23 | 23 | $96,600 | $12,082 | 12.5% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 141 | 160 | $25,760 | $9,646 | 37.4% |
| 52356 | Crushing of stone of ureter with insertion of stent using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 29 | 29 | $27,200 | $8,773 | 32.3% |
| 52000 | Diagnostic exam of bladder and urethra using an endoscope | Office | 2023 | 43 | 49 | $34,300 | $8,390 | 24.5% |
| 52310 | Simple removal of foreign body, stone, or stent in urethra or bladder using an endoscope | Office | 2023 | 36 | 36 | $28,980 | $8,150 | 28.1% |
| 51798 | Ultrasound measurement of bladder capacity after voiding | Office | 2023 | 426 | 657 | $49,275 | $4,568 | 9.3% |
| 76775 | Limited ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity | Office | 2023 | 81 | 86 | $23,392 | $3,511 | 15.0% |
| 81002 | Urinalysis, manual test | Office | 2023 | 635 | 956 | $11,472 | $3,214 | 28.0% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 28 | 29 | $8,700 | $2,657 | 30.5% |
| J9030 | Bcg live intravesical instillation, 1 mg | Office | 2023 | 13 | 1,150 | $5,221 | $2,616 | 50.1% |
| 52351 | Diagnostic exam of bladder, urethra, and ureter or kidney using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $15,400 | $2,461 | 16.0% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2023 | 18 | 18 | $5,868 | $2,428 | 41.4% |
| 52332 | Insertion of stent in ureter using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 18 | 21 | $31,668 | $2,091 | 6.6% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $5,170 | $1,817 | 35.1% |
| 74018 | X-ray of abdomen, 1 view | Office | 2023 | 77 | 81 | $5,103 | $1,562 | 30.6% |
| 51720 | Instillation of anti-cancer drug into bladder | Office | 2023 | 14 | 24 | $12,336 | $1,558 | 12.6% |
| 50437 | Dilation of existing opening into urinary tract and creation of new access into urine collecting system of kidney using imaging guidance | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $4,070 | $1,021 | 25.1% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 16 | $2,320 | $962.24 | 41.5% |
| 36415 | Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | Office | 2023 | 71 | 85 | $1,020 | $714.00 | 70.0% |
| 76000 | Imaging guidance for procedure, 60 minutes or less | Facility | 2023 | 44 | 47 | $1,034 | $545.67 | 52.8% |
| 74420 | Imaging of urinary tract following injection of a contrast agent | Facility | 2023 | 25 | 25 | $7,625 | $469.25 | 6.2% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 480 | 715 | $172,315 | $61,008 | 35.4% |
About Dr. Ryan Pickens, MD
Dr. Ryan Pickens, MD is a Urology healthcare provider based in Knoxville, Tennessee. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 08/20/2008. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1760639850.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Ryan Pickens, MD has received a total of $29,401 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $1,861 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 372 transactions from 57 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($16,757).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Pickens has provided services to 9,575 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 14,312 services with total Medicare billing of $613,541. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 86 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Urology
- Location Knoxville, TN
- Active Since 08/20/2008
- Last Updated 07/11/2013
- Taxonomy Code 208800000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1760639850
Products in Payments
- AQUABEAM ROBOTIC SYSTEM (Device) $16,876
- CONNECTOR,LUER-LOCK. WITH STOPCOCK (Device) $835.99
- Axonics (Device) $823.53
- 09 PROMO FLEX-X FLEX URETEROSCOPE, 7.5F (Device) $482.08
- AquaBeam Robotic System (Device) $371.46
- ERLEADA (Drug) $335.79
- XTANDI (Drug) $334.36
- Cysview (Drug) $319.20
- INTERSTIM (Device) $318.51
- Monarch Platform (Device) $312.56
- AQUABEAM SYSTEM (Device) $274.08
- Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) $271.88
- MYRBETRIQ (Drug) $265.66
- GEMTESA (Drug) $262.67
- TELESCOPE,HOPKINS,6'AUTOCLAV (Device) $251.51
- Rezum (Device) $251.51
- Myrbetriq (Drug) $250.18
- Lithotripters & Accessories (Device) $248.90
- GENERAL ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION (Device) $237.18
- BOTOX (Biological) $229.15
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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