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Richard G. Lovato, M.D.

NPI 1598727166ActiveIndividual· Surgery· Lakewood, CO

Surgery (M.D.) in Lakewood, Colorado, trained at University of New Mexico School of Medicine (class of 1994). Mostly services rather than prescriptions: Medicare paid $45,822 for 95 patients in 2024, with only 42 Part D claims. Davol Inc. was the largest of 5 companies reporting payments in 2025, $302.37 in all, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI1598727166
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialM.D.
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedApr 6, 2006
Last updated in NPPESJun 26, 2015

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Surgery Primary208600000XDR.0053861CO
Specialist174400000X99-251NM

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Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 4, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 4, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 4, 2026No match—

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Medicare

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

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients95
Services billed209 across 57 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$45,822

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)42 · 42 30-day fills
Patients37
Total drug cost$132.04
Generic share100% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolUniversity of New Mexico School of Medicine
Graduation year1994
Medicare specialtyGeneral Surgery

Medical group

Hospital affiliations

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$302.37 · 7 payments from 5 companies
  • 2024$270.59 · 7 payments from 2 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$302.37 · 7 payments

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

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