Dr. Richard G. Lovato, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 102
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 95
- Part D claims, 2024
- 42
- MIPS score, 2024
- 89
- Hospital affiliations
- 3
- Practice address
- 11650 W 2nd Pl, Lakewood, CO 80228
- Practice phone
- Call (720) 321-5000
- 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 G. Lovato is a general surgeon in Lakewood, Colorado
Dr. Lovato practices at OrthoColorado Hospital in Lakewood, Colorado, part of CommonSpirit Health.
Dr. Lovato's NPI, 1598727166, was assigned on April 6, 2006. Dr. Lovato graduated from University of New Mexico School of Medicine in 1994. Dr. Lovato holds Colorado license DR.0053861.
- NPI
- 1598727166NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 3678759677
- NPI enumeration date
- April 6, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (720) 321-5000
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 58
- Medical school graduation
- 1994
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Richard G. Lovato practices at 2 locations in Lakewood, Colorado
Dr. Lovato's primary practice is OrthoColorado Hospital, at 11650 W 2nd Pl, Lakewood, CO 80228 in Jefferson County. The practice phone is (720) 321-5000. Dr. Lovato also practices at Orthocolorado Hospital, 11600 W 2nd Pl, Lakewood, CO 80228.
- OrthoColorado HospitalPrimary11650 W 2nd Pl, Lakewood, CO 80228 · Jefferson CountyPhone(720) 321-5000
- Orthocolorado Hospital11600 W 2nd Pl, Lakewood, CO 80228 · Jefferson CountyPhone(303) 629-3511
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Richard G. Lovato is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Lovato's primary practice is OrthoColorado Hospital in Lakewood, Colorado, part of CommonSpirit Health. Dr. Lovato is also affiliated with CommonSpirit - St. Anthony Hospital. The medical group on file is Cardiac & Thoracic Surgery Associates (CTSA). Dmand AI also links Dr. Lovato to 1 more hospital and 1 group practice or clinic, each 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 G. Lovato's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Lovato practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| OrthoColorado Hospital | Available with a free account |
| +3 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Richard G. Lovato is one of 504 general surgeons in Colorado
Surgery is Dr. Lovato's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Lovato's licenses on file in 2 states: Colorado and New Mexico.
Specialties and state licenses
- Surgery, ColoradoPrimary
- Specialist, New Mexico
General surgeons near Dr. Lovato
Counts of general surgeons with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Richard G. Lovato billed Medicare for 102 services in 2024
CMS data shows 102 Medicare services from Dr. Lovato across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 95 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $16,520 for them.
Dr. Lovato's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 672024: 8324%
- Surgery
- 2023: 172024: 1912%
Where Dr. Lovato's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office8381%
- In a facility1919%
Dr. Lovato compared with the Colorado median for general surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Lovato
- Colorado median
- Medicare services
- 102vs 1096% below
- Medicare patients
- 95vs 1049% below
- Part D claims
- 34vs 3110% above
Medians across 491 general surgeons in Colorado with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Lovato'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 G. Lovato treated 95 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 72
CMS counts 95 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Lovato in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 38 patients. 69% of them have high blood pressure, and 67% have high cholesterol. 16% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.56, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Lovato's median patient age at 68, with 35% women.
Dr. Lovato's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Lovato's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women3739%
- Men5861%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Lovato's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure69%
- High cholesterol67%
- Chronic kidney disease39%
- Arthritis38%
- Ischemic heart disease34%
- Cancer29%
- Anxiety26%
- Mood disorders26%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Lovato's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 68
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women35%
- Men64%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Richard G. Lovato wrote 42 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Lovato wrote 42 Medicare Part D claims for 37 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 34 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $79 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 33 claims across 1 drug.
Dr. Lovato'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. Lovato's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids86%36 of 42 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: 332024: 343%
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
Dr. Richard G. Lovato scored 89 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 89 out of 100 for Dr. Lovato for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Lovato accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 25 procedures of hernia repair (minimally invasive) by Dr. Lovato, more than 92% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Lovato's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 89of 100Final score
- 89.5of 100Quality
- 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 74of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Where Dr. Lovato ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Hernia repair (minimally invasive)
- 92nd percentile25 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Colonoscopy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Skin biopsy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
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 G. Lovato received $36,259 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 142 general payments to Dr. Lovato from 18 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 67% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $30,704.
General payments to Dr. Lovato by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Lovato by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Education$24,30967%
- Food and beverage$5,97416%
- Consulting fees$3,1409%
- Travel and lodging$2,8098%
- Gifts$270%
Companies that paid Dr. Lovato 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 G. Lovato graduated from University of New Mexico School of Medicine
Dr. Lovato graduated from University of New Mexico School of Medicine in 1994.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Richard G. Lovato'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 | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Practice 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) |
| 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 G. Lovato's NPI number?
Dr. Richard G. Lovato's NPI number is 1598727166. It was assigned on April 6, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Richard G. Lovato?
Dr. Richard G. Lovato is a general surgeon in Lakewood, Colorado. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).
Where does Dr. Richard G. Lovato practice?
Dr. Lovato practices at 11650 W 2nd Pl, Lakewood, CO 80228. Dr. Lovato also practices at 11600 W 2nd Pl, Lakewood, CO 80228. Dr. Lovato's primary practice is OrthoColorado Hospital in Lakewood, Colorado, part of CommonSpirit Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Lovato to 1 hospital and 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. Richard G. Lovato's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Lovato is (720) 321-5000.
What is Dr. Richard G. Lovato's medical license number?
Dr. Lovato holds Colorado license DR.0053861, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. Richard G. Lovato been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Lovato in Colorado and New Mexico.
Which hospitals is Dr. Richard G. Lovato affiliated with?
Dr. Lovato practices at OrthoColorado Hospital in Lakewood, Colorado. Dr. Lovato is also affiliated with CommonSpirit - St. Anthony Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Lovato to 1 more hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Richard G. Lovato part of?
Dr. Lovato is linked to Cardiac & Thoracic Surgery Associates (CTSA).
Does Dr. Richard G. Lovato accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Lovato billed Medicare for 102 services in 2024, and Dr. Lovato accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Richard G. Lovato's MIPS score?
Dr. Lovato's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 89 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Richard G. Lovato see?
CMS counts 95 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Lovato in 2024, with an average age of 72.
What services does Dr. Richard G. Lovato bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Lovato's most billed Medicare services were office visit, new patient (99204), office visit, established patient (99214) and surgery: digestive system (49650).
Where did Dr. Richard G. Lovato go to medical school?
Dr. Lovato graduated from University of New Mexico School of Medicine in 1994.
What drugs does Dr. Richard G. Lovato prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Lovato's most prescribed drugs by claims were Oxycodone HCl.
Has Dr. Richard G. Lovato received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $36,259 in general payments to Dr. Lovato from 18 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
How long has Dr. Richard G. Lovato been practicing?
Dr. Lovato graduated from medical school in 1994, 32 years ago.
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