Richard Morrell Tanner Jr.
NPI 1679936827ActiveIndividual· Surgery· Tuscaloosa, AL
Surgery in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, trained at University of Alabama School of Medicine (class of 2016). 152 Medicare patients in 2024, $51,198 paid; all of their 68 Part D prescriptions were generic. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. was the largest of 7 companies reporting payments in 2025, $544.49 in all, mostly food and beverage.
Overview
| NPI | 1679936827 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Apr 4, 2016 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Jul 24, 2025 |
| Certified by provider | Jul 24, 2025 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery Primary | 208600000X | 65498 | TN |
| Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 390200000X | — | — |
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 (AL) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 152 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 334 across 57 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $51,198 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 68 · 68 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 51 |
| Total drug cost | $385.53 |
| Generic share | 100% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Medical school | University of Alabama School of Medicine |
|---|---|
| Graduation year | 2016 |
| Medicare specialty | General Surgery |
Medical group
- West Alabama Physician Associates LLCTuscaloosa, AL · 36 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- Dch Regional Medical CenterTuscaloosa, AL
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$544.49 · 10 payments from 7 companies
- 2024$370.23 · 5 payments from 4 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $281.11 | 4 |
| Davol Inc. | $150.41 | 1 |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $27.77 | 1 |
| Pharmacosmos Therapeutics Inc. | $24.26 | 1 |
| Solventum Corporation | $23.42 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$275.69 · 8 payments
- Travel and Lodging$268.80 · 2 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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