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Richard Michael Ackerson, MD

NPI 1104091438ActiveIndividual· Orthopaedic Surgery· Fruita, CO

Orthopaedic Surgery (MD) in Fruita, Colorado, licensed in CO, with an NPI issued in April 2008. 85 Medicare patients in 2024, $11,774 paid; all of their 96 Part D prescriptions were generic. Stryker Corporation was the largest of 2 companies reporting payments in 2025, $78.13 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Family Health West Hospital and 1 other hospital as hospital affiliations.

Overview

NPI1104091438
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialMD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedApr 28, 2008
Last updated in NPPESSep 11, 2023
Certified by providerSep 11, 2023

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Orthopaedic Surgery Primary207X00000XDR.0048512CO
Orthopaedic Surgery, Hand Surgery207XS0106XDR.0048512CO

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Hand Surgery (CO)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients85
Services billed207 across 22 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$11,774

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)96 · 96 30-day fills
Patients76
Total drug cost$457.63
Generic share100% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Graduation year2008
Medicare specialtyHand Surgery
Secondary specialtiesOrthopedic Surgery

Hospital affiliations

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$78.13 · 2 payments from 2 companies
  • 2024$36.77 · 2 payments from 2 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Stryker Corporation$49.941
Organogenesis Inc.$28.191

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$78.13 · 2 payments

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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