Ken R. Richards
NPI 1477545937ActiveIndividual· Surgery· Chicago, IL
Surgery in Chicago, Illinois, trained at University of Maryland School of Medicine (class of 1996). Mostly services rather than prescriptions: Medicare paid $33,863 for 111 patients in 2024, with only 20 Part D claims. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. was the largest of 4 companies reporting payments in 2025, $8,325 in all, mostly education.
Overview
| NPI | 1477545937 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Aug 19, 2005 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Dec 13, 2012 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery Primary | 208600000X | 036-114696 | IL |
| Specialist | 174400000X | 0101233117 | VA |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - General Surgery (IL) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 111 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 218 across 47 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $33,863 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 20 · 20 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 18 |
| Total drug cost | $2,676 |
| Generic share | 70% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Medical school | University of Maryland School of Medicine |
|---|---|
| Graduation year | 1996 |
| Medicare specialty | General Surgery |
Medical group
- Advocate Health and Hospitals CorporationChicago, IL · 3,118 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- Advocate Trinity HospitalChicago, IL
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$8,325 · 28 payments from 4 companies
- 2024$186.50 · 8 payments from 6 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $7,149 | 12 |
| Davol Inc. | $1,088 | 12 |
| Smith+nephew, Inc. | $69.50 | 3 |
| Hartmann USA, Inc. | $18.43 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Education$5,500 · 3 payments
- Travel and Lodging$1,631 · 10 payments
- Food and Beverage$1,195 · 15 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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