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 3 of 3
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20600 | Aspiration and/or injection of small joint or joint capsule | Office | 2020 | 30 | 49 | $6,340 | $1,407 | 22.2% |
| 73110 | X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views | Office | 2020 | 21 | 52 | $5,410 | $1,212 | 22.4% |
| 29075 | Application of cast, elbow to finger (short arm) | Office | 2020 | 18 | 21 | $3,564 | $1,206 | 33.9% |
| 73140 | X-ray of fingers, minimum of 2 views | Office | 2020 | 30 | 38 | $3,584 | $831.67 | 23.2% |
| 73120 | X-ray of hand, 2 views | Office | 2020 | 25 | 40 | $3,266 | $805.98 | 24.7% |
| 20605 | Aspiration and/or injection of medium joint or joint capsule | Office | 2020 | 13 | 16 | $2,128 | $644.92 | 30.3% |
| 73070 | X-ray of elbow, 2 views | Office | 2020 | 11 | 18 | $1,400 | $370.65 | 26.5% |
| 73130 | X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views | Office | 2020 | 11 | 17 | $1,609 | $319.02 | 19.8% |
| Q4010 | Cast supplies, short arm cast, adult (11 years +), fiberglass | Office | 2020 | 18 | 21 | $1,467 | $291.22 | 19.9% |
| 73080 | X-ray of elbow, minimum of 3 views | Office | 2020 | 11 | 13 | $1,088 | $244.14 | 22.4% |
| J3301 | Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | Office | 2020 | 71 | 135 | $405.00 | $138.71 | 34.2% |
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.