Total Payments
$19,212
2024 Payments
$2,715
Companies
24
Transactions
152
Medicare Patients
171
Medicare Billing
$12,761
Payment Breakdown by Category
Travel$8,875 (46.2%)
Food & Beverage$6,270 (32.6%)
Education$4,052 (21.1%)
Gifts$16.25 (0.1%)
Other$0.00 (0.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $8,875 | 25 | 46.2% |
| Food and Beverage | $6,270 | 120 | 32.6% |
| Education | $4,052 | 6 | 21.1% |
| Gift | $16.25 | 1 | 0.1% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | $13,284 | 80 | $0 (2024) |
| TELA Bio, Inc. | $2,313 | 17 | $0 (2024) |
| Ethicon Inc. | $1,404 | 6 | $0 (2017) |
| Torax Medical, Inc. | $379.37 | 2 | $0 (2017) |
| Davol Inc. | $315.65 | 3 | $0 (2023) |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | $251.36 | 3 | $0 (2018) |
| Standard Bariatrics, Inc. | $221.86 | 10 | $0 (2022) |
| HISTOSONICS,INC. | $136.71 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $135.64 | 4 | $0 (2022) |
| Baxter Healthcare | $118.47 | 5 | $0 (2023) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,715 | 21 | TELA Bio, Inc. ($2,247) |
| 2023 | $1,434 | 21 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($932.10) |
| 2022 | $891.13 | 31 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($446.40) |
| 2021 | $417.06 | 12 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($205.58) |
| 2020 | $150.89 | 5 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($100.23) |
| 2019 | $3,967 | 25 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($3,871) |
| 2018 | $1,620 | 13 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($1,379) |
| 2017 | $8,018 | 24 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($6,043) |
All Payment Transactions
152 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 7
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/09/2024 | TELA Bio, Inc. | OviTex 2S (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $7.47 | General |
| Category: Surgical Mesh | ||||||
| 12/08/2024 | TELA Bio, Inc. | OviTex 2S (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $841.20 | General |
| Category: Surgical Mesh | ||||||
| 11/26/2024 | TELA Bio, Inc. | OviTex 2S (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $0.89 | General |
| Category: Surgical Mesh | ||||||
| 11/15/2024 | TELA Bio, Inc. | OviTex 2S (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $9.68 | General |
| Category: Surgical Mesh | ||||||
| 11/12/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $127.88 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 11/07/2024 | TELA Bio, Inc. | OviTex 2S (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.70 | General |
| Category: Surgical Mesh | ||||||
| 11/06/2024 | TELA Bio, Inc. | OviTex 2S (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $1,029.95 | General |
| Category: Surgical Mesh | ||||||
| 11/06/2024 | TELA Bio, Inc. | OviTex 2S (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $135.49 | General |
| Category: Surgical Mesh | ||||||
| 10/15/2024 | TELA Bio, Inc. | OviTex 2S (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $138.06 | General |
| Category: Surgical Mesh | ||||||
| 10/07/2024 | TELA Bio, Inc. | OviTex 2S (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.18 | General |
| Category: Surgical Mesh | ||||||
| 10/03/2024 | HISTOSONICS,INC. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $136.71 | General |
| 10/01/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Education | In-kind items and services | $48.58 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 09/17/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | ABSORBATACK (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.89 | General |
| Category: Hernia Repair | ||||||
| 09/03/2024 | TELA Bio, Inc. | OviTex 2S (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.19 | General |
| Category: Surgical Mesh | ||||||
| 08/22/2024 | TELA Bio, Inc. | OviTex 2S (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.66 | General |
| Category: Surgical Mesh | ||||||
| 08/20/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $48.99 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 07/18/2024 | TELA Bio, Inc. | OviTex 2S (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $4.22 | General |
| Category: Surgical Mesh | ||||||
| 04/02/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $52.52 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 03/21/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.98 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 02/23/2024 | TELA Bio, Inc. | OviTex 2S (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $7.57 | General |
| Category: Surgical Mesh | ||||||
| 01/09/2024 | TELA Bio, Inc. | OviTex 2S (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $7.82 | General |
| Category: Surgical Mesh | ||||||
| 12/14/2023 | Teleflex LLC | Titan SGS Standard Gastric Stapler (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.45 | General |
| Category: Surgical | ||||||
| 11/30/2023 | Baxter Healthcare | SEPRAFILM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $37.50 | General |
| Category: Surgical Care | ||||||
| 11/02/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $424.64 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 11/02/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $19.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 14 | 14 | $5,432 | $1,718 |
| 2022 | 3 | 49 | 52 | $11,065 | $3,735 |
| 2021 | 3 | 48 | 52 | $10,495 | $3,418 |
| 2020 | 3 | 60 | 68 | $13,934 | $3,891 |
Total Patients
171
Total Services
186
Medicare Billing
$12,761
Procedure Codes
10
All Medicare Procedures & Services
10 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $5,432 | $1,718 | 31.6% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 17 | 17 | $6,596 | $2,098 | 31.8% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2022 | 21 | 24 | $2,544 | $892.69 | 35.1% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $1,925 | $743.51 | 38.6% |
| 99204 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes | Office | 2021 | 14 | 14 | $5,432 | $1,582 | 29.1% |
| 99212 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 10-19 minutes | Office | 2021 | 19 | 23 | $2,438 | $934.29 | 38.3% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 15 | 15 | $2,625 | $901.16 | 34.3% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes | Office | 2020 | 17 | 17 | $6,596 | $1,602 | 24.3% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes | Office | 2020 | 24 | 28 | $4,900 | $1,496 | 30.5% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 10 minutes | Office | 2020 | 19 | 23 | $2,438 | $793.27 | 32.5% |
About Dr. William Richards, MD
Dr. William Richards, MD is a Surgery healthcare provider based in Mobile, Alabama. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 09/21/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1548368491.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. William Richards, MD has received a total of $19,212 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $2,715 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 152 transactions from 24 companies. The most common payment nature is "Travel and Lodging" ($8,875).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Richards has provided services to 171 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 186 services with total Medicare billing of $12,761. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 10 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Surgery
- Other Specialties Surgery
- Location Mobile, AL
- Active Since 09/21/2006
- Last Updated 03/03/2021
- Taxonomy Code 208600000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1548368491
Products in Payments
- Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) $13,284
- OviTex 2S (Device) $2,247
- LINX Reflux Management System (Device) $1,404
- LINX (Device) $379.37
- Phasix Mesh (Device) $315.65
- TITAN SGS STANDARD GASTRIC STAPLER (Device) $221.86
- SYNECOR Biomaterial (Device) $187.69
- Echelon Flex (Device) $92.62
- SEAMGUARD Bioabsorbable Staple Line Reinforcement (Device) $63.67
- OLINVYK (Drug) $58.42
- XCM BIOLOGIC (Device) $50.66
- CYTAL (Device) $49.23
- COOK MEDICAL CBDE (Device) $48.93
- Ovitex (Device) $46.70
- TISSEEL (Biological) $44.90
- KIT, IMAGE 1 SPIES HD CCU WITH H3-LINK (Device) $42.37
- SEPRAFILM (Device) $37.50
- GATTEX (Drug) $35.92
- EVICEL Fibrin Sealant (Human) (Biological) $28.85
- ABSORBATACK (Device) $23.89
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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