Dr. Richard Jacob Fantus, MD

Dr. Fantus practices at The University of Kansas Hospital in Kansas City, Kansas, part of The University of Kansas Health System.

Dr. Fantus' NPI, 1811301955, was assigned on June 17, 2014. Dr. Fantus graduated from Baylor College of Medicine in 2014. Dr. Fantus holds Kansas license 04-46285.

Dr. Fantus' primary practice is The University of Kansas Hospital, at 4000 Cambridge Street, Kansas City, KS 66160 in Wyandotte County. The practice phone is (913) 588-5000.

Dr. Fantus' primary practice is The University of Kansas Hospital in Kansas City, Kansas, part of The University of Kansas Health System. Dr. Fantus is also affiliated with The University of Kansas Health System Olathe Hospital. The medical group on file is Kansas University Physicians. Dmand AI also links Dr. Fantus to 1 more hospital, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Fantus practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Urology is Dr. Fantus' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208800000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Fantus' licenses on file in 2 states: Kansas and Illinois.

CMS data shows 237 Medicare services from Dr. Fantus across 6 procedure codes in 2024, for 164 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $22,133 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 164 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Fantus in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 102 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.24, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Fantus' median patient age at 69, with 2% women.

In 2024, Dr. Fantus wrote 245 Medicare Part D claims for 76 patients. 77% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 205 of them, across 8 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $37,640 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 75 claims across 3 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 93 out of 100 for Dr. Fantus for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Fantus accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Fantus as offering telehealth.

Prostate resection: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 32 papers to Dr. Fantus, published from 2010 to 2025. 2018 was the busiest year, with 6. The most frequent topics are Testosterone, Infertility, Male and Kidney. Dr. Fantus has published most often in Urology. Dr. Fantus' most frequent co-authors are Robert E. Brannigan, MD, Nelson E. Bennett, MD and Marc Andrew Bjurlin, DO.

CMS Open Payments shows 123 general payments to Dr. Fantus from 18 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 63% of the total. Boston Scientific Corporation paid the most, $2,213.

Dr. Fantus graduated from Baylor College of Medicine in 2014.