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Nathan G. Richards, M.D.

NPI 1568663425ActiveIndividual· Surgery· Salt Lake City, UT

Surgery (M.D.) in Salt Lake City, Utah, trained at University of Utah School of Medicine (class of 2006). Mostly services rather than prescriptions: Medicare paid $30,437 for 61 patients in 2024, with only 15 Part D claims. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. reported $8,650 in payments in 2025, mostly education.

Overview

NPI1568663425
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialM.D.
Sole proprietorYes
NPI issuedMay 29, 2007
Last updated in NPPESApr 22, 2021
Certified by providerApr 22, 2021

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Surgery Primary208600000XMD040700DC
Surgery208600000X371320-1205UT
Surgery208600000XMT189248PA
Surgery208600000XMD437343PA

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 (UT)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients61
Services billed103 across 36 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$30,437

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)15 · 15 30-day fills
Patients13
Total drug cost$570.28
Generic share100% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolUniversity of Utah School of Medicine
Graduation year2006
Medicare specialtyGeneral Surgery
TelehealthOffers telehealth

Medical group

Hospital affiliations

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$8,650 · 4 payments from 1 company
  • 2024$19,612 · 24 payments from 1 company

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.$8,6504

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Education$8,000 · 2 payments
  • Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$500.00 · 1 payment
  • Food and Beverage$150.00 · 1 payment

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

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