Dr. Ryan A. Richards, MD

  • Provo, UT
  • Orthopaedic hand surgery physician
NPI1427149178PAC ID9931131547
Medicare services, 2024
1,030
Medicare patients, 2024
237
Part D claims, 2024
80
Hospital affiliations
3
Industry payments
$296
Practice address
1034 North 500 West, Provo, UT 84604
Practice phone
Call (801) 373-7850
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Primary practice

Utah Valley Hospital

Hospital · Provo, Utah

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Dr. Ryan A. Richards is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician in Provo, Utah

Dr. Richards practices at Utah Valley Hospital in Provo, Utah, part of Intermountain Health.

Dr. Richards' NPI, 1427149178, was assigned on September 27, 2006. Dr. Richards graduated from Albany Medical College of Union University in 1999. Dr. Richards holds Utah license 5924878-1205.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
9931131547
NPI enumeration date
September 27, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(801) 373-7850
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
53
Medical school graduation
1999

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Ryan A. Richards practices at Utah Valley Hospital in Provo, Utah

Dr. Richards' primary practice is Utah Valley Hospital, at 1034 North 500 West, Provo, UT 84604 in Utah County. The practice phone is (801) 373-7850.

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Dr. Ryan A. Richards is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Richards' primary practice is Utah Valley Hospital in Provo, Utah, part of Intermountain Health. Dr. Richards is also affiliated with Banner Desert Medical Center. The medical group on file is Revere Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Richards to 1 more hospital, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Ryan A. Richards' practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Richards practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Utah Valley HospitalAvailable with a free account
+3 more sites and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Ryan A. Richards is one of 21 orthopaedic hand surgery physicians in Utah

Hand surgery is Dr. Richards' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207XS0106X. Dr. Richards is licensed in Utah.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Orthopaedic hand surgery, UtahPrimaryLicense 5924878-1205 · taxonomy 207XS0106X

Orthopaedic hand surgery physicians near Dr. Richards

Counts of orthopaedic hand surgery physicians 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. Ryan A. Richards billed Medicare for 1,030 services in 2024

CMS data shows 1,030 Medicare services from Dr. Richards across 16 procedure codes in 2024, for 237 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $33,654 for them.

Medicare services, 20241,030
Medicare patients237
Paid by Medicare$33,654
Procedure codes16

Dr. Richards' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Drugs given in the office
2023: 1932024: 468142%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 2682024: 2584%
Surgery
2023: 2362024: 15534%
Imaging
2023: 2142024: 14930%

Where Dr. Richards' Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office1,01398%
  • In a facility172%

Dr. Richards compared with the Utah median for orthopaedic hand surgery physicians, 2024

  • Dr. Richards
  • Utah median
Medicare services
1,030vs 61069% above
Medicare patients
237vs 20019% above
Part D claims
56vs 6514% below

Medians across 24 orthopaedic hand surgery physicians in Utah with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Richards' 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. Ryan A. Richards treated 237 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73

CMS counts 237 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Richards in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 128 patients. 71% of them have high cholesterol, and 68% have high blood pressure. 5% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.09, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Richards' median patient age at 57, with 56% women.

Medicare patients, 2024237
Average age73
Average risk score1.09
Also on Medicaid5%

Dr. Richards' Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Richards' Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women13557%
  • Men10243%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Richards' Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High cholesterol71%
  2. High blood pressure68%
  3. Arthritis65%
  4. Mood disorders28%
  5. Depression27%
  6. Ischemic heart disease27%
  7. Diabetes25%
  8. Chronic kidney disease23%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Richards' patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 57

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women56%
  • Men43%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Ryan A. Richards wrote 80 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Richards wrote 80 Medicare Part D claims for 53 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 56 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $327 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 81 claims across 2 drugs.

Part D claims, 202480
Drugs named by CMS2
Total drug cost$327
Part D patients53

Dr. Richards' 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. Richards' Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids55%44 of 80 claims
  • Antibiotics15%12 of 80 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: 812024: 5631%

Drugs named by CMS: 2 in 2024, 2 in 2023.

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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. Ryan A. Richards takes part in Medicare

Dr. Richards accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Ryan A. Richards received $296 in industry payments from 2016 to 2024

CMS Open Payments shows 10 general payments to Dr. Richards from 7 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2024. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Skeletal Dynamics LLC paid the most, $152.

General payments to Dr. Richards by program year, 2016 to 2024

Companies that paid Dr. Richards the most, 2016 to 2024

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Ryan A. Richards graduated from Albany Medical College of Union University

Dr. Richards graduated from Albany Medical College of Union University in 1999.

  1. Medical schoolAlbany Medical College of Union University

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Ryan A. Richards's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare 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 percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Ryan A. Richards' NPI number?

Dr. Ryan A. Richards' NPI number is 1427149178. It was assigned on September 27, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Ryan A. Richards?

Dr. Ryan A. Richards is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician in Provo, Utah. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207XS0106X).

Where does Dr. Ryan A. Richards practice?

Dr. Richards practices at 1034 North 500 West, Provo, UT 84604. Dr. Richards' primary practice is Utah Valley Hospital in Provo, Utah, part of Intermountain Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Richards to 1 hospital, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Ryan A. Richards' office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Richards is (801) 373-7850.

What is Dr. Ryan A. Richards' medical license number?

Dr. Richards holds Utah license 5924878-1205.

Which hospitals is Dr. Ryan A. Richards affiliated with?

Dr. Richards practices at Utah Valley Hospital in Provo, Utah. Dr. Richards is also affiliated with Banner Desert Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Richards to 1 more hospital.

What medical group is Dr. Ryan A. Richards part of?

Dr. Richards is linked to Revere Health. Dmand AI links Dr. Richards to 1 more medical group.

Does Dr. Ryan A. Richards accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Richards billed Medicare for 1,030 services in 2024, and Dr. Richards accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Ryan A. Richards see?

CMS counts 237 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Richards in 2024, with an average age of 73.

What services does Dr. Ryan A. Richards bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Richards' most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J1100), injected or infused drug (J3301) and office visit, established patient (99213).

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Where did Dr. Ryan A. Richards go to medical school?

Dr. Richards graduated from Albany Medical College of Union University in 1999.

What drugs does Dr. Ryan A. Richards prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Richards' most prescribed drugs by claims were Oxycodone-Acetaminophen and Ondansetron HCl.

Has Dr. Ryan A. Richards received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $296 in general payments to Dr. Richards from 7 companies from 2016 to 2024. The largest total came from Skeletal Dynamics LLC.

How long has Dr. Ryan A. Richards been practicing?

Dr. Richards graduated from medical school in 1999, 27 years ago.

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