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Richard D. Battista, M.D.

NPI 1467444794ActiveIndividual· Orthopaedic Surgery, Hand Surgery· Allentown, PA

Orthopaedic Surgery, Hand Surgery (M.D.) in Allentown, Pennsylvania, trained at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University (class of 1993). 530 Medicare patients in 2024, $172,189 paid; nearly all of their 88 Part D prescriptions were generic (99%). Novus Surgical Consultants was the largest of 2 companies reporting payments in 2025, $164.30 in all, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI1467444794
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialM.D.
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedAug 23, 2005
Last updated in NPPESJan 16, 2014

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Orthopaedic Surgery, Hand Surgery Primary207XS0106XMD056649LPA
Orthopaedic Surgery207X00000XMD056649LPA

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 (PA)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients530
Services billed2,319 across 72 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$172,189

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)88 · 104 30-day fills
Patients70
Total drug cost$7,099
Generic share99% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolJefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University
Graduation year1993
Medicare specialtyHand Surgery
Secondary specialtiesOrthopedic Surgery

Medical groups

Hospital affiliations

Other facilities

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$164.30 · 2 payments from 2 companies
  • 2024$1,359 · 16 payments from 4 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Novus Surgical Consultants$137.541
Stryker Corporation$26.761

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$164.30 · 2 payments

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

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