Dr. Richard K. Ryu, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 840
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 304
- Part D claims, 2024
- 196
- Publications
- 22
- Hospital affiliations
- 3
- Practice address
- 231 W. Pueblo Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93105
- Practice phone
- Call (805) 898-1111
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
Premier Surgery Center - Santa Barbara (W Pueblo St)
Surgery Center - Medicare-Certified · Santa Barbara, California
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Dr. Richard K. Ryu is an orthopedic surgeon in Santa Barbara, California
Dr. Ryu practices at Premier Surgery Center - Santa Barbara (W Pueblo St) in Santa Barbara, California.
Dr. Ryu's NPI, 1356366488, was assigned on July 12, 2006. Dr. Ryu graduated from UCSF School of Medicine in 1980. Dr. Ryu's California license number on file is G47160.
- NPI
- 1356366488NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 0446356232
- NPI enumeration date
- July 12, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (805) 898-1111
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 72
- Medical school graduation
- 1980
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Richard K. Ryu practices at Premier Surgery Center - Santa Barbara (W Pueblo St) in Santa Barbara, California
Dr. Ryu's primary practice is Premier Surgery Center - Santa Barbara (W Pueblo St), at 231 W. Pueblo Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. The practice phone is (805) 898-1111.
- Premier Surgery Center - Santa Barbara (W Pueblo St)231 W. Pueblo Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93105Phone(805) 898-1111
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Richard K. Ryu is affiliated with 6 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Ryu's primary practice is Premier Surgery Center - Santa Barbara (W Pueblo St) in Santa Barbara, California. Dr. Ryu is also affiliated with Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ryu to 2 more hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic, 1 ambulatory surgery center and 1 medical group, each named with a free account. Dr. Ryu's employer is on file too: a surgery center (asc).
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Richard K. Ryu's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Ryu practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Premier Surgery Center - Santa Barbara (W Pueblo St) | Available with a free account |
| +5 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Richard K. Ryu is one of 2,056 orthopedic surgeons in California
Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Ryu's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Ryu is board certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dr. Ryu has a license on file in California.
Specialties and state licenses
- Orthopaedic surgery, CaliforniaPrimary
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists arthritis, joint pain, knee arthroscopy, knee injury, minor injury to a limb, rotator cuff injury, shoulder arthroscopy/rotator cuff repair and tendon and ligament injury among the conditions Dr. Ryu treats.
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Richard K. Ryu billed Medicare for 840 services in 2024
CMS data shows 840 Medicare services from Dr. Ryu across 12 procedure codes in 2024, for 304 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $93,394 for them.
Dr. Ryu's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 4802024: 52910%
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 862024: 184114%
- Surgery
- 2023: 1292024: 1272%
Where Dr. Ryu's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office77692%
- In a facility648%
Dr. Ryu compared with the California median for orthopedic surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Ryu
- California median
- Medicare services
- 840vs 68323% above
- Medicare patients
- 304vs 21541% above
- Part D claims
- 171vs 702.4 times
Medians across 1,844 orthopedic surgeons in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Ryu's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Richard K. Ryu treated 304 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 72
CMS counts 304 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ryu in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 203 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 0.67, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Ryu's median patient age at 57, with 48% women.
Dr. Ryu's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Ryu's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women15852%
- Men14648%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Ryu's Medicare patients, 2024
- Arthritis75%
- High cholesterol75%
- High blood pressure47%
- Cancer15%
- Ischemic heart disease15%
- Mood disorders15%
- Anxiety14%
- Depression14%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Ryu's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 57
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women48%
- Men52%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Richard K. Ryu wrote 196 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Ryu wrote 196 Medicare Part D claims for 72 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 171 of them, across 5 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,515 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 146 claims across 4 drugs.
Dr. Ryu's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Ryu's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids32%62 of 196 claims
- Antibiotics28%54 of 196 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 1462024: 17117%
Drugs named by CMS: 5 in 2024, 4 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Richard K. Ryu scored 0 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 0 out of 100 for Dr. Ryu for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Ryu accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Ryu as offering telehealth. CMS counts 98 procedures of upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) by Dr. Ryu, more than 96% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Dr. Ryu's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 0of 100Final score
- 0of 100Quality
- 0of 100Improvement Activities
- 0of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Where Dr. Ryu ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair)
- 96th percentile98 procedures
- Lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair)
- 95th percentile26 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Richard K. Ryu has 22 publications on record
Dmand AI links 22 papers to Dr. Ryu, published from 2009 to 2024. The most frequent topics are Arthroscopy, Shoulder Joint and Rotator Cuff Injuries. Dr. Ryu has published most often in Arthroscopy. Dr. Ryu's most frequent co-authors are F. Alan Barber, MD, William Henry Dunbar, MD and Michael Thomas Freehill, MD.
Dr. Ryu's papers by year, 2009 to 2024
Topics Dr. Ryu writes about most
- Arthroscopy
- Shoulder Joint
- Rotator Cuff Injuries
- Shoulder Injuries
- Athletic Injuries
- Joint Instability
- Menisci, Tibial
- Rotator Cuff
Dr. Ryu's most frequent co-authors
- F. Alan Barber, MD2 shared papers
- William Henry Dunbar, MD1 shared paper
- Michael Thomas Freehill, MD1 shared paper
Recent publications by Dr. Ryu
J Shoulder Elbow Surg
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Richard K. Ryu received $527,675 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 361 general payments to Dr. Ryu from 25 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 66% of the total. Medical Device Business Services, Inc. paid the most, $324,526.
General payments to Dr. Ryu by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Ryu by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Consulting fees$347,28566%
- Speaker and faculty fees$135,96026%
- Travel and lodging$29,0406%
- Food and beverage$9,2782%
- Other$4,9881%
Companies that paid Dr. Ryu the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Richard K. Ryu graduated from UCSF School of Medicine
Dr. Ryu graduated from UCSF School of Medicine in 1980.
- Medical school
- Board certified in orthopaedic surgery
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Richard K. Ryu accepts plans from 6 insurance carriers
Dr. Ryu is in network with 6 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 6. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Elevance
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- HCSC
- CMS Medicare
- United Healthcare
Plan types Dr. Ryu accepts, by number of carriers
- Medicare6
- PPO4
- EPO2
- HMO2
- POS2
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Richard K. Ryu's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Richard K. Ryu's NPI number?
Dr. Richard K. Ryu's NPI number is 1356366488. It was assigned on July 12, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Richard K. Ryu?
Dr. Richard K. Ryu is an orthopedic surgeon in Santa Barbara, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207X00000X).
Where does Dr. Richard K. Ryu practice?
Dr. Ryu practices at 231 W. Pueblo Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. Dr. Ryu's primary practice is Premier Surgery Center - Santa Barbara (W Pueblo St) in Santa Barbara, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ryu to 2 hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic, 1 ambulatory surgery center and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Richard K. Ryu's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Ryu is (805) 898-1111.
What is Dr. Richard K. Ryu's medical license number?
Dr. Ryu's California license number on file is G47160.
Which hospitals is Dr. Richard K. Ryu affiliated with?
Dr. Ryu is affiliated with Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Ryu to 2 more hospitals.
Does Dr. Richard K. Ryu accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Ryu billed Medicare for 840 services in 2024, and Dr. Ryu accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Richard K. Ryu offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Ryu as offering telehealth services.
What is Dr. Richard K. Ryu's MIPS score?
Dr. Ryu's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 0 out of 100, reported individually.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Richard K. Ryu see?
CMS counts 304 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ryu in 2024, with an average age of 72.
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Is Dr. Richard K. Ryu board certified?
Yes. Dr. Ryu is board certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.
What services does Dr. Richard K. Ryu bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Ryu's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), office visit, new patient (99204) and injected or infused drug (J0702).
Where did Dr. Richard K. Ryu go to medical school?
Dr. Ryu graduated from UCSF School of Medicine in 1980.
What drugs does Dr. Richard K. Ryu prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Ryu's most prescribed drugs by claims were Cephalexin, Ondansetron HCl and Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen.
Has Dr. Richard K. Ryu received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $527,675 in general payments to Dr. Ryu from 25 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Medical Device Business Services, Inc.
How long has Dr. Richard K. Ryu been practicing?
Dr. Ryu graduated from medical school in 1980, 46 years ago.
Does Dr. Richard K. Ryu do research?
Dmand AI links 22 publications to Dr. Ryu, published from 2009 to 2024.
Who does Dr. Richard K. Ryu publish with?
Dr. Ryu's most frequent co-authors are F. Alan Barber, MD (2 shared papers), William Henry Dunbar, MD (1 shared paper) and Michael Thomas Freehill, MD (1 shared paper).
What insurance does Dr. Richard K. Ryu accept?
Dr. Ryu is in network with 6 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 6. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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