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Dr. Richard J. Wassermann, MD
NPI1336191931PAC ID8527001338
- Medicare services, 2024
- 18
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 26
- Part D claims, 2024
- 294
- Clinical trials
- 1
- Hospital affiliations
- 1
- Practice address
- 5 Medical Park, Columbia, SC 29203
- Practice phone
- Call (803) 296-2548
- 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 J. Wassermann is a plastic surgeon in Columbia, South Carolina
Dr. Wassermann practices at Prisma Health Richland Hospital in Columbia, South Carolina, part of Prisma Health.
Dr. Wassermann's NPI, 1336191931, was assigned on May 16, 2006. Dr. Wassermann graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine in 1990. Dr. Wassermann holds South Carolina license 19438.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1336191931NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 8527001338
- NPI enumeration date
- May 16, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Practice phone
- (803) 296-2548
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 62
- Medical school graduation
- 1990
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Richard J. Wassermann practices at Prisma Health Richland Hospital in Columbia, South Carolina
Dr. Wassermann's primary practice is Prisma Health Richland Hospital, at 5 Medical Park, Columbia, SC 29203 in Richland County. The practice phone is (803) 296-2548.
- Prisma Health Richland Hospital5 Medical Park, Columbia, SC 29203 · Richland CountyPhone(803) 296-2548
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Richard J. Wassermann is affiliated with 1 site of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Wassermann's primary practice is Prisma Health Richland Hospital in Columbia, South Carolina, part of Prisma Health. The medical group on file is Plastic Surgery Consultants.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Richard J. Wassermann's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Wassermann practices. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Prisma Health Richland Hospital | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Richard J. Wassermann is one of 63 plastic surgeons in South Carolina
Plastic surgery is Dr. Wassermann's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208200000X. Dr. Wassermann is licensed in South Carolina.
Specialties and state licenses
- Plastic surgery, South CarolinaPrimary
Plastic surgeons near Dr. Wassermann
Counts of plastic surgeons with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
63plastic surgeons in South Carolina10plastic surgeons in Columbia3plastic surgeons at Prisma Health Richland Hospital
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Richard J. Wassermann billed Medicare for 18 services in 2024
CMS data shows 18 Medicare services from Dr. Wassermann across 1 procedure code in 2024, all of them office visits, for 26 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $1,455 for them. Every service was in an office.
Medicare services, 202418
Medicare patients26
Paid by Medicare$1,455
Procedure codes1
Dr. Wassermann's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 282024: 1836%
Dr. Wassermann compared with the South Carolina median for plastic surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Wassermann
- South Carolina median
- Medicare services
- 18vs 5064% below
- Medicare patients
- 26vs 5956% below
- Part D claims
- 279vs 565.0 times
Medians across 54 plastic surgeons in South Carolina with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Wassermann'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 J. Wassermann treated 26 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 72
CMS counts 26 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Wassermann in 2024. 75% of them have cancer, and 75% have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 0.61, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Wassermann's median patient age at 56, with 91% women.
Medicare patients, 202426
Average age72
Average risk score0.61
Chronic conditions among Dr. Wassermann's Medicare patients, 2024
- Cancer75%
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis46%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Wassermann's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 56
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women91%
- Men9%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Richard J. Wassermann wrote 294 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Wassermann wrote 294 Medicare Part D claims for 37 patients. 90% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 279 of them, across 9 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $2,919 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 93 claims across 7 drugs.
Part D claims, 2024294
Drugs named by CMS9
Total drug cost$2,919
Part D patients37
Dr. Wassermann's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic264 claims90%
- Brand-name30 claims10%
Dr. Wassermann'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. Wassermann's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids16%46 of 294 claims
- Antibiotics20%58 of 294 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: 932024: 279200%
Drugs named by CMS: 9 in 2024, 7 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 J. Wassermann ranks in the 66th percentile for mastectomy in Medicare
CMS counts 12 procedures of mastectomy by Dr. Wassermann, more than 66% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
Where Dr. Wassermann ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Mastectomy
- 66th percentile12 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Source: Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Richard J. Wassermann has worked on 1 clinical trial
Dmand AI links Dr. Wassermann to 1 clinical trial. Open Payments lists research payments to Dr. Wassermann that name 1 trial.
Investigators on the most trials with Dr. Wassermann
Recent clinical trials with Dr. Wassermann
Sources: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026; ClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Richard J. Wassermann received $102,661 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 269 general payments to Dr. Wassermann from 28 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 70% of the total. TELA Bio, Inc. paid the most, $54,652. It also lists 1 research payment totaling $250 in 2020, naming 1 clinical trial.
General payments to Dr. Wassermann by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Wassermann by kind, 2016 to 2025
$102.7Kin total
- Consulting fees$71,70070%
- Travel and lodging$8,8159%
- Food and beverage$8,2988%
- Gifts$7,9898%
- Other$5,7836%
Companies that paid Dr. Wassermann 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 J. Wassermann graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine
Dr. Wassermann graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine in 1990.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Richard J. Wassermann'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 Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Clinical trials and co-investigators | ClinicalTrials.gov (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 J. Wassermann's NPI number?
Dr. Richard J. Wassermann's NPI number is 1336191931. It was assigned on May 16, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Richard J. Wassermann?
Dr. Richard J. Wassermann is a plastic surgeon in Columbia, South Carolina. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Plastic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208200000X).
Where does Dr. Richard J. Wassermann practice?
Dr. Wassermann practices at 5 Medical Park, Columbia, SC 29203. Dr. Wassermann's primary practice is Prisma Health Richland Hospital in Columbia, South Carolina, part of Prisma Health.
What is Dr. Richard J. Wassermann's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Wassermann is (803) 296-2548.
What is Dr. Richard J. Wassermann's medical license number?
Dr. Wassermann holds South Carolina license 19438.
Which hospitals is Dr. Richard J. Wassermann affiliated with?
Dr. Wassermann practices at Prisma Health Richland Hospital in Columbia, South Carolina.
What medical group is Dr. Richard J. Wassermann part of?
Dr. Wassermann is linked to Plastic Surgery Consultants.
Does Dr. Richard J. Wassermann accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Wassermann billed Medicare for 18 services in 2024.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Richard J. Wassermann see?
CMS counts 26 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Wassermann in 2024, with an average age of 72.
What services does Dr. Richard J. Wassermann bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Wassermann's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214).
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Where did Dr. Richard J. Wassermann go to medical school?
Dr. Wassermann graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine in 1990.
What drugs does Dr. Richard J. Wassermann prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Wassermann's most prescribed drugs by claims were Clindamycin HCl, Oxycodone HCl and Ondansetron HCl.
Has Dr. Richard J. Wassermann received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $102,661 in general payments to Dr. Wassermann from 28 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from TELA Bio, Inc.
How long has Dr. Richard J. Wassermann been practicing?
Dr. Wassermann graduated from medical school in 1990, 36 years ago.
Does Dr. Richard J. Wassermann do research?
Dr. Wassermann has worked on 1 clinical trial.
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