Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Rick Hirsch, D.O.

Family Medicine · Upland, CA
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology — Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
Low-engagement
300 N EUCLID AVE, Upland, CA 91786
9099209100
In practice since 2006 (19 years)
NPI: 1497774954 verify on NPPES ↗
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. Hirsch 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. Hirsch

Dr. Rick Hirsch is a family medicine specialist in Upland, CA, with 19 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Hirsch performed 2,747 Medicare services across 1,432 unique beneficiaries.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Hirsch received a total of $3,630 from 34 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 85 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in family medicine. Most payments are for meals and travel — low-value interactions common across virtually all practicing physicians. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.

The Data Coverage level for Dr. Hirsch 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 ▲ Top 7% volume in CA $3,630 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary

Medicare Utilization ↗
2,747
Medicare services
Top 7% in CA for family medicine
1,432
Unique beneficiaries
$76
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →
~145 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
Office visit, established patient (30-39 min)
A follow-up office visit for an existing patient lasting between 30 and 39 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition.
614 $80 $160
Nursing facility visit, moderate complexity
A follow-up visit by a healthcare provider at a nursing facility for an established patient. The visit involves moderate medical decision making and takes at least 30 minutes.
443 $86 $175
Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity
Subsequent hospital inpatient or observation care for an existing patient involving high-level medical decision making, with at least 50 minutes total time on the date of the encounter.
339 $86 $110
Office visit, established patient (20-29 min)
An office visit for an existing patient lasting between 20 and 29 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition.
220 $49 $113
Annual alcohol misuse screening, 5 to 15 minutes 179 $19 $25
Annual depression screening 168 $19 $35
Obesity behavioral counseling, 15 minutes
A 15-minute face-to-face session focused on behavioral counseling to help manage obesity.
159 $26 $35
Annual wellness visit, follow-up
A follow-up annual wellness visit that includes a personalized prevention plan of service.
149 $133 $175
Neurobehavioral status exam, first hour
A clinical assessment of neurobehavioral status lasting one hour. This evaluation examines mental and behavioral functions.
112 $66 $91
Initial hospital admission, high complexity
Initial hospital inpatient or observation care for a new patient involving high-level medical decision making, with at least 75 minutes total time on the date of the encounter.
100 $141 $220
Hospital discharge management, 30+ min
This service covers the care provided by a physician or qualified healthcare professional on the day a patient is discharged from the hospital. It requires more than 30 minutes of total time spent on the day of discharge.
97 $93 $150
Transitional care management, high complexity
Coordination of care for a patient transitioning from a short-term hospital stay or other facility to home or another care setting. This service addresses a high-complexity medical problem.
56 $226 $325
Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min)
An office or outpatient visit for an existing patient lasting between 40 and 54 minutes. This level of service is determined by the total time spent on the date of the encounter.
27 $111 $199
Urinalysis, manual
A manual laboratory examination of a urine sample to check for various substances and cells.
19 $3 $10
Initial nursing facility care, high complexity
An initial visit by a healthcare provider to a patient in a nursing facility involving a high level of medical decision making, lasting at least 45 minutes.
19 $148 $250
Office visit, established patient (10-19 min)
An office visit for an existing patient lasting 10 to 19 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition.
17 $24 $60
Office visit for established patient
An office visit for an existing patient that may not require the healthcare professional to be present.
15 $18 $45
Ear wax removal
A procedure to remove impacted ear wax from the ear canal.
14 $37 $65
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.

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$3,630
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $519/year across 7 years
Top 11% in CA for family medicine
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
34
Companies
85
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.

Meals & Travel
Food, beverages, travel, and lodging — typically low-value
$3,630 (100.0%)

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$837
2023
$780
2022
$492
2021
$481
2020
$251
2019
$387
2018
$403

Payments by company (2024)

Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$200
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$150
Novo Nordisk Inc
$117
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
$102
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$51
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC
$48
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
$38
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.
$36
Astellas Pharma US Inc
$23
PFIZER INC.
$21
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$19
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
$19
Amgen Inc.
$15
Top 3 companies account for 55.8% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$409
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
$340
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$275
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$219
Allergan, Inc.
$214
SANOFI PASTEUR INC.
$194
Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd.
$189
Medicure Pharma Inc.
$148
ABBVIE INC.
$140
Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$125
Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$124
Novo Nordisk Inc
$117
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
$115
Allergan Inc.
$109
PFIZER INC.
$92
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
$82
PORTOLA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
$78
CeQur Corporation
$73
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$64
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$64
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC
$60
Amgen Inc.
$57
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.
$47
AbbVie Inc.
$43
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
$38
Lucid Diagnostics Inc.
$37
Exact Sciences Corporation
$30
Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.
$28
Astellas Pharma US Inc
$23
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$23
Lilly USA, LLC
$20
Sanofi Pasteur Inc.
$20
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
$19
Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.
$17
Top 3 companies account for 28.2% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
AIRSUPRA · ANORO ELLIPTA · AREXVY · Adempas · Austedo XR · BEVYXXA · BREZTRI · CeQur Simplicity · Cologuard Collection Kit · EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE (THV) · ELIQUIS · EMGALITY · ENTRESTO · FARXIGA · FASENRA · FLUZONE HIGH-DOSE · FLUZONE QUADRIVALENT · GEMTESA · INVOKANA · JARDIANCE · LINZESS · LONHALA MAGNAIR · Linzess · MENACTRA · NURTEC ODT · Otezla · PREVNAR 13 · PREVNAR 20 · QULIPTA · REXULTI · Repatha · SEGLENTIS · TEZSPIRE · TOUJEO · TRELEGY ELLIPTA · Truvada · UBRELVY · VIBERZI · Veozah · XARELTO · XIFAXAN · Zypitamag
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 →

Most payments (100%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.

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Geographic Context

Family medicine physicians within 10 mi
1,941
Per 100K population
88.7
County median income
$82,184
Nearest hospital
SAN ANTONIO REGIONAL HOSPITAL
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. Hirsch is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 7% in CA), with low-engagement industry engagement in the top 11% 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. Hirsch experienced with office visit, established patient (30-39 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Hirsch performed 614 office visit, established patient (30-39 min) 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. Hirsch receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Hirsch received a total of $3,630 from 34 companies across 85 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. Hirsch's costs compare to other family medicine physicians in Upland?
Dr. Hirsch's average Medicare payment per service is $76. 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. Hirsch) 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 →
About this page

All data on this page is sourced verbatim from public federal records published by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.

This page is not medical advice, an endorsement, a recommendation, or a quality rating. Data Coverage reflects data completeness — how much federal information exists for this provider — not clinical performance, patient outcomes, or quality of care. Always verify information directly with the provider and consult a licensed clinician before making medical decisions.

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Data Disclaimer — Data sourced from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), Open Payments program, Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data, and Provider Enrollment & Certification data (PECOS). Published under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). This website is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or authorized by CMS, HHS, or the U.S. Government. Data may contain errors as reported to CMS by providers and reporting entities. Payments from industry are legal and do not indicate wrongdoing. Medicare data reflects only patients aged 65+ or those with qualifying disabilities. For corrections, contact CMS directly. This information does not constitute medical advice and should not be used as the sole basis for choosing a healthcare provider. Procedure descriptions use plain language and do not reference CPT® codes, which are copyrighted by the American Medical Association. Full methodology → · Report a data error → · Privacy policy →