Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $279.34 | 9 | 100.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skeletal Dynamics LLC | $152.24 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $55.80 | 3 | $0 (2023) |
| Corium, LLC | $29.81 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. | $16.48 | 1 | $0 (2020) |
| Mallinckrodt LLC | $13.02 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| Covidien LP | $11.99 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $29.81 | 2 | Corium, LLC ($29.81) |
| 2023 | $40.99 | 2 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC ($40.99) |
| 2022 | $14.81 | 1 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC ($14.81) |
| 2020 | $16.48 | 1 | Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. ($16.48) |
| 2018 | $165.26 | 2 | Skeletal Dynamics LLC ($152.24) |
| 2017 | $11.99 | 1 | Covidien LP ($11.99) |
All Payment Transactions
9 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/01/2024 | Corium, LLC | Azstarys (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.24 | General |
| Category: CNS Stimulant for ADHD | ||||||
| 07/30/2024 | Corium, LLC | Azstarys (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.57 | General |
| Category: CNS Stimulant for ADHD | ||||||
| 08/31/2023 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | BRIDION (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.98 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 01/19/2023 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | BRIDION (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.01 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 03/03/2022 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | BRIDION (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.81 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 01/23/2020 | Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. | OFIRMEV (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.48 | General |
| Category: ACUTE CARE | ||||||
| 11/01/2018 | Mallinckrodt LLC | OFIRMEV (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.02 | General |
| Category: ACUTE CARE | ||||||
| 09/13/2018 | Skeletal Dynamics LLC | Geminus (Device), Align, IJS | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $152.24 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic | ||||||
| 02/15/2017 | Covidien LP | Permacol (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.99 | General |
| Category: Mesh | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 16 | 608 | 911 | $163,062 | $46,474 |
| 2022 | 14 | 583 | 878 | $169,158 | $47,691 |
| 2021 | 14 | 538 | 822 | $141,506 | $37,982 |
| 2020 | 16 | 509 | 736 | $91,491 | $26,970 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
61 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 2 of 3
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 73120 | X-ray of hand, 2 views | Office | 2022 | 43 | 68 | $6,113 | $1,369 | 22.4% |
| 73110 | X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views | Office | 2022 | 31 | 45 | $5,255 | $1,301 | 24.8% |
| 73130 | X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views | Office | 2022 | 28 | 50 | $5,248 | $1,153 | 22.0% |
| 20605 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint | Office | 2022 | 18 | 24 | $3,068 | $866.43 | 28.2% |
| 73140 | X-ray of finger, minimum of 2 views | Office | 2022 | 17 | 23 | $2,458 | $599.22 | 24.4% |
| J3301 | Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | Office | 2022 | 90 | 199 | $633.00 | $169.69 | 26.8% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 131 | 184 | $26,928 | $11,540 | 42.9% |
| 64721 | Release and/or relocation of median nerve of hand | Facility | 2021 | 19 | 23 | $26,861 | $6,743 | 25.1% |
| 99203 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 30-44 minutes | Office | 2021 | 64 | 64 | $11,815 | $4,702 | 39.8% |
| 26055 | Incision of tendon covering | Facility | 2021 | 17 | 27 | $33,156 | $3,611 | 10.9% |
| 20550 | Injections of tendon sheath, ligament, or muscle membrane | Office | 2021 | 32 | 57 | $6,669 | $1,718 | 25.8% |
| 73110 | X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views | Office | 2021 | 29 | 63 | $7,185 | $1,707 | 23.8% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Office | 2021 | 17 | 17 | $3,525 | $1,630 | 46.2% |
| 20600 | Aspiration and/or injection of small joint or joint capsule | Office | 2021 | 34 | 51 | $6,213 | $1,567 | 25.2% |
| 73130 | X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views | Office | 2021 | 28 | 50 | $5,126 | $1,261 | 24.6% |
| 20605 | Aspiration and/or injection of medium joint or joint capsule | Office | 2021 | 22 | 26 | $3,540 | $1,107 | 31.3% |
| 73140 | X-ray of fingers, minimum of 2 views | Office | 2021 | 24 | 42 | $4,407 | $944.32 | 21.4% |
| 73120 | X-ray of hand, 2 views | Office | 2021 | 28 | 39 | $3,464 | $846.18 | 24.4% |
| 73100 | X-ray of wrist, 2 views | Office | 2021 | 15 | 19 | $1,835 | $462.46 | 25.2% |
| J3301 | Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | Office | 2021 | 78 | 160 | $782.00 | $144.37 | 18.5% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes | Office | 2020 | 116 | 166 | $22,098 | $8,161 | 36.9% |
| 64721 | Release and/or relocation of median nerve of hand | Facility | 2020 | 14 | 14 | $16,816 | $3,927 | 23.4% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes | Office | 2020 | 47 | 47 | $9,175 | $3,178 | 34.6% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes | Office | 2020 | 34 | 34 | $6,698 | $2,480 | 37.0% |
| 20550 | Injections of tendon sheath, ligament, or muscle membrane | Office | 2020 | 39 | 55 | $6,443 | $1,753 | 27.2% |
About Dr. Ryan Richards, MD
Dr. Ryan Richards, MD is a Hand Surgery healthcare provider based in Gilbert, Arizona. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 09/27/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1427149178.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Ryan Richards, MD has received a total of $279.34 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $29.81 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 9 transactions from 6 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($279.34).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Richards has provided services to 2,238 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 3,347 services with total Medicare billing of $159,118. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 61 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Hand Surgery
- Location Gilbert, AZ
- Active Since 09/27/2006
- Last Updated 08/26/2025
- Taxonomy Code 207XS0106X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1427149178
Products in Payments
- Geminus (Device) $152.24
- BRIDION (Drug) $55.80
- Azstarys (Drug) $29.81
- OFIRMEV (Drug) $29.50
- Permacol (Device) $11.99
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.