Medicare Enrolled
Dr. Richard Saxon, M.D.
Vascular & Interventional Radiology Physician · San Diego, CA
Practice pattern: Mixed Practice
— Diverse clinical practice across multiple procedure types
Mixed engagement
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
Informational, not a quality rating.
This page presents federal public records about Dr. Saxon from CMS (NPPES, Open Payments, Medicare Provider Utilization, PECOS). It is not medical advice, an endorsement, or a judgment of clinical quality. Always consult the provider directly and a licensed clinician for medical decisions. Read methodology →
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What this data tells you about Dr. Saxon
Dr. Richard Saxon is a vascular & interventional radiology physician in San Diego, CA, with 19 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Saxon performed 450 Medicare services across 418 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Saxon received a total of $112,362 from 39 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 545 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in vascular & interventional radiology physician. The majority of payments are for consulting, which typically reflects recognized clinical expertise sought by manufacturers. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Saxon is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
✓ 19 years in practice
▲ 450 Medicare services
$112,362 industry payments
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗450
Medicare services
Bottom 41% in CA for vascular & interventional radiology physician
418
Unique beneficiaries
$60
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →
~24 Medicare services per year of practice
Top procedures by volume
Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.
| Procedure | Volume | Avg. paid | Avg. submitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sedation by physician, initial 15 minutes Administration of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by the physician performing a procedure. This code covers the initial 15 minutes of sedation for patients aged 5 years or older. |
115 | $10 | $47 |
| Ultrasound guidance for blood vessel access Use of ultrasound imaging to help locate and access a blood vessel. This guidance assists healthcare providers in performing procedures such as inserting IV lines or drawing blood. |
48 | $11 | $47 |
| Infusion tube insertion with imaging guidance A radiologist inserts an infusion tube into the body while using imaging guidance to ensure proper placement and reviews the procedure. |
31 | $68 | $308 |
| Abdominal fluid drainage with imaging guidance Removal of fluid from the abdominal cavity using imaging technology to guide the procedure. |
30 | $86 | $238 |
| Chest fluid aspiration with imaging guidance This procedure involves removing fluid from the chest cavity using imaging technology to guide the needle placement. |
28 | $85 | $258 |
| Radiologist review of CT-guided needle placement A radiologist reviews the CT imaging used to guide the placement of a needle. |
21 | $58 | $205 |
| Fluoroscopic guidance for central vein access device Use of live X-ray imaging to guide the placement or removal of a central vein access device. |
19 | $14 | $63 |
| Ultrasound of leg arteries or grafts An imaging test that uses sound waves to create pictures of the blood vessels in the legs or any surgical grafts present. |
19 | $213 | $600 |
| Radiologist review of arm or leg artery images A radiologist reviews images of the arteries in one or both arms or legs to assess blood flow and vessel health. |
17 | $74 | $202 |
| Chest X-ray, 1 view An X-ray image of the chest taken from a single angle. This imaging test is used to visualize the structures within the chest cavity. |
16 | $7 | $29 |
| Ultrasound guidance for needle placement Use of ultrasound imaging to guide the precise placement of a needle during a medical procedure. |
16 | $25 | $104 |
| Radiologist review of abdominal aorta image A radiologist reviews images of the abdominal aorta to evaluate the blood vessel. |
15 | $53 | $76 |
| Injection into lower spine canal with imaging guidance A procedure where a substance is injected into the lower part of the spinal canal. The injection is performed using imaging guidance to ensure accurate placement. |
14 | $82 | $316 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) An initial office visit for a new patient lasting between 30 and 44 minutes. This code is used when the total time spent on the date of the encounter falls within this range. |
13 | $95 | $324 |
| Balloon angioplasty of leg artery, initial vessel A procedure to widen a narrowed or blocked artery in the leg using a balloon catheter. This is performed on the first vessel treated during the session. |
12 | $397 | $739 |
| Bone marrow biopsy and aspiration A procedure to remove a small sample of bone marrow and liquid for laboratory testing. The sample is analyzed to help diagnose various medical conditions. |
12 | $57 | $248 |
| Radiologist review of arm or leg artery image A radiologist reviews images of the arteries in the arm or leg. This process involves analyzing the visual data to assess the blood vessels. |
12 | $58 | $74 |
| Ultrasound of arm or leg veins An ultrasound exam of the veins in the arm or leg. The test uses sound waves to check blood flow and may include compression and other maneuvers. |
12 | $148 | $596 |
How to read this data: This reflects Medicare patients only (typically 65+). Payment amounts are what Medicare paid the provider, not your out-of-pocket cost. A higher procedure volume generally indicates more experience with that procedure.
6.9% high complexity
39.8% medium
53.3% routine
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗$112,362
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $16,052/year across 7 years
Top 6% in CA for vascular & interventional radiology physician
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
39
Companies
545
Individual payments
All payments are legal and publicly reported · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →
Payment profile
Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.
Consulting
Expert advisory fees, typically reflecting recognized clinical expertise
$44,269 (39.4%)
Speaking / Promotional
Speaker programs, honoraria, and industry-sponsored educational events
$36,533 (32.5%)
Financial / Ownership
Ownership or investment interests, royalties, and licensing fees
$18,325 (16.3%)
Meals & Travel
Food, beverages, travel, and lodging — typically low-value
$13,234 (11.8%)
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
2024
$6,022
2023
$8,978
2022
$6,370
2021
$14,892
2020
$6,341
2019
$39,969
2018
$29,789
Payments by company (2024)
Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
$2,280
ShockWave Medical, Inc
$662
Boston Scientific Corporation
$415
Penumbra, Inc.
$405
Philips North America LLC
$400
Abbott Laboratories
$264
Medtronic, Inc.
$210
Inari Medical, Inc.
$194
Cook Medical LLC
$189
AngioDynamics, Inc.
$184
Silk Road Medical, Inc.
$148
Endologix LLC
$124
Reflow Medical Inc
$120
Becton, Dickinson and Company
$88
Stryker Corporation
$69
Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.
$68
Imperative Care, Inc
$50
Terumo Medical Corporation
$47
BIOTRONIK INC.
$41
Cagent Vascular INC
$37
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
$27
Top 3 companies account for 55.7% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
$53,625
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
$18,383
Viz.ai, Inc.
$9,041
Penumbra, Inc.
$8,383
ShockWave Medical, Inc
$7,493
Transit Scientific, LLC
$4,262
Boston Scientific Corporation
$2,479
Cook Medical LLC
$1,276
Abbott Laboratories
$940
Medtronic, Inc.
$780
Stryker Corporation
$649
Medtronic USA, Inc.
$507
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.
$437
Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.
$411
Philips North America LLC
$400
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
$384
ARGON MEDICAL DEVICES, INC.
$350
Philips Electronics North America Corporation
$340
AngioDynamics, Inc.
$331
Inari Medical, Inc.
$312
MicroVention, Inc.
$249
Endologix LLC
$182
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
$161
Silk Road Medical, Inc.
$148
Becton, Dickinson and Company
$137
Reflow Medical Inc
$120
Terumo Medical Corporation
$110
Imperative Care, Inc
$81
Endologix, Inc.
$76
TriSalus Life Sciences, Inc.
$61
Shockwave Medical, Inc
$51
BIOTRONIK INC.
$41
Cagent Vascular INC
$37
Biocompatibles, Inc.
$28
Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
$27
Veryan Medical Incorporated
$24
BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
$18
Scientia Vascular
$17
Genentech USA, Inc.
$11
Top 3 companies account for 72.1% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
(4067) Tack Endo Sys BTK · (6554) Peripheral Vascular Undivided · (6582) Visions 035 · (6586) Pioneer · (9284) Stellarex · ADVANCE · AFX · AFX2 Bifurcated Endograft System · ALPHAVAC · ANGIOJET · AURYON LASER SYSTEM 100-120 VAC · AZUR · AZUR CX DETACHABLE · Abre · Absolute Pro vascular stent system · Activase · Alto Abdominal Stent Graft System · Amplatz · Argyle · Beacon Tip Torcon NB · BioMimics · C3 Delivery System · CASHMERE · CEREBASE · CONCERTOTM · COOK · COOK MEDICAL EMBOLIZATION · COOK MEDICAL GI PRODUCTS · COOK MEDICAL ZILVER PTX · COVERA · CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT · Chameleon · Cleaner · Concerto · Conformable TAG Thoracic Endoprosthesis · Cook Medical AAA · Cook Medical AFEN · Cook Medical Advanced Tech · Cook Medical Angioplasty · Cook Medical Catheters · Cook Medical Embolization · Cook Medical Thoracic · Cook Medical Zilver PTX · Crosser iQ · ELUVIA · EMBOTRAP · EMBOTRAP II Revascularization Device · ENROUTE Transcarotid Neuroprotection System · ENVOY · ESPRIT · EXCLUDER AAA Endoprosthesis · EXCLUDER Conformable AAA Endoprosthesis with Active Control · EXCLUDER Iliac Branch Endoprosthesis · Embozene · Endurant · FATHOM · FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER · Fluency Endovascular Stent Graft · GENERAL VASCULAR INTERVENTION · GENERAL EMBOLICS · GENERAL VASCULAR INTERVENTION · GENERAL - VASCULAR INTERVENTION · GENERAL VASCULAR INTERVENTION · GORE EXCLUDER AAA Endoprosthesis · GORE EXCLUDER Iliac Branch Endoprosthesis · GORE EXCLUDER Thoracoabdominal Branch Endoprosthesis · GORE TAG Conformable Thoracic Endoprosthesis · GORE TAG Thoracic Branch Endoprosthesis · GORE TAG Thoracic Endoprosthesis · GORE VIABAHN Endoprosthesis · GORE VIABAHN Endoprosthesis with Heparin · GORE VIABAHN VBX Balloon Expandable Endo · General - Atherectomy · General - IO Ablation · General - Vascular Intervention · HawkOne · IDC · IGT D Peripheral · IGT_D Peripheral · IN.PACT AV · INTERLOCK · IVAS · Indigo · Indigo System · JETI PERIPHERAL CATHETER · KYPHON Balloon Kyphoplasty · LIFESTREAM · LUTONIX · LUTONIX Drug Coated Balloon · N/A · NITINOL · NONE · Navicross · ONCOZENE · OPTABLATE · OSTEOCOOL RF ABLATION SYSTEM · PERCLOSE PROSTYLE · PROVENA · Passeo-18 · Penumbra System · Peripheral Orbital Atherectomy System · Pipeline · Product in Development · REACTTM · RENEGADE · ROSEN · Ranger · React · RotarexS 6 F x 135 cm · S · SHOCKWAVE IVL SYSTEM WITH THE SHOCKWAVE C2 CORONARY IVL CATHETER · SOFIA · SOLITAIRE X · SPIDERFX · SPYGLASS · SYMPHONY CATHETER · Serrantor · Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter · Sofia 6F-125cm STR · Solitaire · Supera peripheral stent system · TAG Thoracic Endoprosthesis · TARGET · THERASPHERE · THERASPHERE-BIO · TIGRIS Stent · TREVO · TRINAV INFUSION SYSTEM · TRUSELECT · TheraSphere Y90 Glass Microspheres 10 GBq · TracStarLargeDistalPlatform · Trilogy 100 · VENOVO · VIABAHN Endoprosthesis · VIABAHN Endoprosthesis with Heparin Bioactive Surface · VIABAHN Endoprosthesis with PROPATEN Bioactive Surface · VIABAHN VBX Balloon Expandable Endoprosthesis · VIATORR Endoprosthesis · VIZ.AI LVO · Valiant Captivia · Valiant Navion · Varian CRYOCARE TOUCH System · Vascular Lithotripsy · VenaSeal · Viz.AI LVO · WALLSTENT · XACT · ZENITH · ZILVER PTX · ZOOM 88-T LARGE DISTAL PLATFORM · Zilver PTX · Zilver Vena
Should you be concerned? Payments from pharmaceutical and device companies are legal and common — 57% of U.S. physicians receive at least one. They often reflect legitimate consulting, research, or education. What matters is whether a recommended drug or device appears in your doctor's payment records. If so, consider asking your doctor about it. How to interpret this data →
The majority of payments (39%) are consulting fees, which typically reflect recognized clinical expertise sought by manufacturers. Total industry engagement is in the top 6% for vascular & interventional radiology physician in CA.
Geographic Context
Vascular & interventional radiology physicians within 10 mi
45
Per 100K population
1.4
County median income
$102,285
Nearest hospital
UC SAN DIEGO HEALTH HILLCREST - HILLCREST MED CTR
0.0 mi
0.0 mi
Data Sources
| Provider Registry | ✓ NPPES | Weekly updates |
| Medicare Enrollment | ✓ PECOS | Monthly updates |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | ✓ Open Payments | CY 2024 |
| Disciplinary History | — Not public | N/A |
This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This reflects how much public data is available about a provider. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Saxon is a mixed practice specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with mixed engagement industry engagement in the top 6% of CA peers, with 19 years of NPI registration.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data, describing data availability and patterns. Read our methodology →
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Dr. Saxon experienced with sedation by physician, initial 15 minutes?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Saxon performed 115 sedation by physician, initial 15 minutes services. Research suggests that higher procedure volume is often associated with better outcomes, particularly for complex procedures. Note that Medicare data only captures patients aged 65 and older, so the total practice volume across all patients is likely higher.
Does Dr. Saxon receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Saxon received a total of $112,362 from 39 companies across 545 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common among physicians — 57% of all U.S. physicians receive at least one industry payment. Patients may wish to ask their doctor about these relationships, especially if a recommended drug or device appears in the payment records.
How do Dr. Saxon's costs compare to other vascular & interventional radiology physicians in San Diego?
Dr. Saxon's average Medicare payment per service is $60. Note that these figures represent what Medicare pays, not your out-of-pocket cost, which depends on your specific insurance plan and deductible. Procedure-level data above shows both what was submitted and what Medicare paid for each service type.
What does Data Coverage mean?
Data Coverage (currently Very High for Dr. Saxon) measures how much public federal data is available about a provider. It is not a quality rating. A "Very High" or "High" level means the provider has data across multiple federal sources (NPPES, PECOS, Medicare Utilization, Open Payments), indicating a long track record of practice, Medicare participation, and industry disclosure. A "Low" or "Moderate" level may simply mean the provider is newer, does not see Medicare patients, or has not received any industry payments — none of which are inherently negative. Read our full methodology →
Is this data up to date?
Each data source has its own update cycle. Provider registry data (NPPES) is updated weekly. Medicare enrollment (PECOS) is updated monthly. Medicare practice data has a ~2 year lag — the most recent available is typically 2 years prior. Industry payment data (Open Payments) is published annually, usually in June, covering the prior calendar year. We display the data date prominently on each section so you always know how current it is. See our data freshness policy →
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