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Richard J. Unger, DO

NPI 1245267939ActiveIndividual· Surgery· Prosser, WA

Surgery (DO) in Prosser, Washington, trained at At Still University of Health Sciences, College of Osteo Med, Kirksville (class of 1989). 15 Medicare patients in 2024, $5,483 paid; nearly all of their 79 Part D prescriptions were generic (97%). Intuitive Surgical, Inc. was the largest of 6 companies reporting payments in 2025, $6,318 in all, mostly education.

Overview

NPI1245267939
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialDO
Sole proprietorYes
NPI issuedJun 27, 2006
Last updated in NPPESJun 2, 2021
Certified by providerJun 2, 2021

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Surgery Primary208600000X25WI
Surgery208600000XDO-02867IA

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - General Surgery (IA); Practitioner - General Surgery (MN); Practitioner - General Surgery (WA)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients15
Services billed22 across 12 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$5,483

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)79 · 79 30-day fills
Patients53
Total drug cost$515.82
Generic share97% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolAt Still University of Health Sciences, College of Osteo Med, Kirksville
Graduation year1989
Medicare specialtyGeneral Surgery

Medical group

Hospital affiliation

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$6,318 · 23 payments from 6 companies
  • 2024$532.75 · 9 payments from 4 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Education$3,000 · 2 payments
  • Travel and Lodging$2,811 · 11 payments
  • Food and Beverage$507.08 · 10 payments

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

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