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Dr. Richard Michael Ackerson, MD
NPI1104091438PAC ID4082854559
- Medicare services, 2024
- 119
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 85
- Part D claims, 2024
- 96
- Publications
- 1
- Hospital affiliations
- 2
- Practice address
- 300 W Ottley Ave, Fruita, CO 81521
- Practice phone
- Call (970) 858-9871
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. Richard Michael Ackerson is an orthopedic surgeon in Fruita, Colorado
Dr. Ackerson practices at Family Health West Hospital in Fruita, Colorado, part of Family Health West.
Dr. Ackerson's NPI, 1104091438, was assigned on April 28, 2008. Dr. Ackerson holds Colorado license DR.0048512.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1104091438NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 4082854559
- NPI enumeration date
- April 28, 2008
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (970) 858-9871
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 44
- Medical school graduation
- 2008
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Richard Michael Ackerson practices at Family Health West Hospital in Fruita, Colorado
Dr. Ackerson's primary practice is Family Health West Hospital, at 300 W Ottley Ave, Fruita, CO 81521 in Mesa County. The practice phone is (970) 858-9871.
- Family Health West Hospital300 W Ottley Ave, Fruita, CO 81521 · Mesa CountyPhone(970) 858-9871
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Richard Michael Ackerson is affiliated with 3 sites of care
Dr. Ackerson's primary practice is Family Health West Hospital in Fruita, Colorado, part of Family Health West. Dr. Ackerson is also affiliated with St. Mary's Regional Hospital. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ackerson to 1 more senior living community, named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Richard Michael Ackerson's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Ackerson practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Family Health West Hospital | Available with a free account |
| +2 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Richard Michael Ackerson is one of 387 orthopedic surgeons in Colorado
Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Ackerson's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Ackerson is board certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dr. Ackerson is licensed in Colorado.
Specialties and state licenses
- Orthopaedic surgery, ColoradoPrimary
Orthopedic surgeons near Dr. Ackerson
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387orthopedic surgeons in Colorado
3orthopedic surgeons in Fruita
3orthopedic surgeons at Family Health West HospitalSources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Richard Michael Ackerson billed Medicare for 119 services in 2024
CMS data shows 119 Medicare services from Dr. Ackerson across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 85 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $6,080 for them. Every service was in an office.
Medicare services, 2024119
Medicare patients85
Paid by Medicare$6,080
Procedure codes4
Dr. Ackerson's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1822024: 7459%
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 642024: 2758%
- Imaging
- 2023: 772024: 1877%
- Surgery
- 2023: 482024: 0100%
Dr. Ackerson compared with the Colorado median for orthopedic surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Ackerson
- Colorado median
- Medicare services
- 119vs 70083% below
- Medicare patients
- 85vs 19657% below
- Part D claims
- 79vs 6423% above
Medians across 373 orthopedic surgeons in Colorado with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Ackerson'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 Michael Ackerson treated 85 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 72
CMS counts 85 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ackerson in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 48 patients. 71% of them have arthritis, and 54% have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 0.95, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Ackerson's median patient age at 71, with 57% women.
Medicare patients, 202485
Average age72
Average risk score0.95
Dr. Ackerson's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Ackerson's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women4958%
- Men3642%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Ackerson's Medicare patients, 2024
- Arthritis71%
- High blood pressure54%
- High cholesterol46%
- Mood disorders22%
- Depression18%
- Diabetes18%
- Anxiety16%
- Atrial fibrillation16%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Ackerson's patients across all payers
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Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 71
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women57%
- Men43%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Richard Michael Ackerson wrote 96 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Ackerson wrote 96 Medicare Part D claims for 76 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 79 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $189 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 63 claims across 1 drug.
Part D claims, 202496
Drugs named by CMS1
Total drug cost$189
Part D patients76
Dr. Ackerson'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. Ackerson's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids85%82 of 96 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: 632024: 7925%
Drugs named by CMS: 1 in 2024, 1 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
How Dr. Richard Michael Ackerson takes part in Medicare
Dr. Ackerson accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
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Dr. Richard Michael Ackerson has 1 publication on record
Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Ackerson.
Papers1
Recent publications by Dr. Ackerson
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Richard Michael Ackerson received $1,529 in industry payments from 2019 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 16 general payments to Dr. Ackerson from 9 drug and device companies from 2019 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 71% of the total. Gemini Mountain Medical, LLC paid the most, $1,081.
General payments to Dr. Ackerson by program year, 2019 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Ackerson by kind, 2019 to 2025
$1.5Kin total
- Education$1,08171%
- Food and beverage$44829%
Companies that paid Dr. Ackerson the most, 2019 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Richard Michael Ackerson is board certified in orthopaedic surgery
- Board certified in orthopaedic surgery
- Board certified in surgery of the hand
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Richard Michael Ackerson'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) |
| 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 |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Richard Michael Ackerson's NPI number?
Dr. Richard Michael Ackerson's NPI number is 1104091438. It was assigned on April 28, 2008, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Richard Michael Ackerson?
Dr. Richard Michael Ackerson is an orthopedic surgeon in Fruita, Colorado. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207X00000X).
Where does Dr. Richard Michael Ackerson practice?
Dr. Ackerson practices at 300 W Ottley Ave, Fruita, CO 81521. Dr. Ackerson's primary practice is Family Health West Hospital in Fruita, Colorado, part of Family Health West. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ackerson to 1 senior living community.
What is Dr. Richard Michael Ackerson's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Ackerson is (970) 858-9871.
What is Dr. Richard Michael Ackerson's medical license number?
Dr. Ackerson holds Colorado license DR.0048512.
Which hospitals is Dr. Richard Michael Ackerson affiliated with?
Dr. Ackerson practices at Family Health West Hospital in Fruita, Colorado. Dr. Ackerson is also affiliated with St. Mary's Regional Hospital.
Does Dr. Richard Michael Ackerson accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Ackerson billed Medicare for 119 services in 2024, and Dr. Ackerson accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Richard Michael Ackerson see?
CMS counts 85 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ackerson in 2024, with an average age of 72.
Is Dr. Richard Michael Ackerson board certified?
Yes. Dr. Ackerson is board certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.
What services does Dr. Richard Michael Ackerson bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Ackerson's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), injected or infused drug (J3301) and office visit, established patient (99213).
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What drugs does Dr. Richard Michael Ackerson prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Ackerson's most prescribed drugs by claims were Oxycodone HCl.
Has Dr. Richard Michael Ackerson received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $1,529 in general payments to Dr. Ackerson from 9 companies from 2019 to 2025. The largest total came from Gemini Mountain Medical, LLC.
How long has Dr. Richard Michael Ackerson been practicing?
Dr. Ackerson graduated from medical school in 2008, 18 years ago.
Does Dr. Richard Michael Ackerson do research?
Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Ackerson.
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