Medicare Enrolled
Dr. Joseph Ricotta, M.D.
Vascular Surgery Physician · Delray Beach, FL
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. Ricotta 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. Ricotta
Dr. Joseph Ricotta is a vascular surgery physician in Delray Beach, FL, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Ricotta performed 11,443 Medicare services across 6,668 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Ricotta received a total of $99,598 from 59 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 709 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in vascular surgery physician. The majority of payments are for consulting, which typically reflects recognized clinical expertise sought by manufacturers. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Ricotta is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. This is not a quality rating. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
✓ 20 years in practice▲ Top 1% volume in FL$ $99,598 industry payments
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗11,443
Medicare services
Top 1% in FL for vascular surgery physician
6,668
Unique beneficiaries
$344
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · Not a quality rating · How to read this →
~572 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 1,649 | $136 | $687 |
| Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | 1,430 | $181 | $858 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 1,255 | $64 | $202 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure, each additional 15 minutes | 1,233 | $9 | $32 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 603 | $138 | $700 |
| Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts | 506 | $125 | $664 |
| Ultrasound evaluation of blood vessel with review by radiologist, each additional vessel | 416 | $141 | $574 |
| Ultrasound study of one arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 392 | $87 | $456 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 337 | $103 | $380 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 328 | $40 | $147 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | 322 | $31 | $94 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 277 | $100 | $298 |
| Ultrasound of one leg arteries or artery grafts | 233 | $92 | $538 |
| Ultrasound evaluation of blood vessel with review by radiologist, initial vessel | 205 | $767 | $3,796 |
| Review by radiologist of abdominal aorta image | 203 | $102 | $546 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 203 | $70 | $202 |
| Removal of plaque in arteries of leg | 187 | $5,906 | $30,220 |
| Ultrasound of hemodialysis access | 181 | $98 | $553 |
| Review by radiologist of both arms or legs arteries image | 176 | $131 | $728 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 170 | $139 | $401 |
| Review by radiologist of arm or leg artery image | 117 | $122 | $653 |
| Chemical destruction of first incompetent vein of arm or leg using imaging guidance | 114 | $1,341 | $5,871 |
| Complete ultrasound of abdomen and pelvis artery and vein blood flow | 109 | $210 | $1,025 |
| Removal of plaque in artery of leg, initial vessel | 90 | $6,669 | $29,800 |
| Fluoroscopic guidance for insertion or removal of central vein access device | 88 | $15 | $53 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 66 | $134 | $456 |
| Removal of plaque and insertion of stents in arteries of leg | 64 | $9,047 | $40,893 |
| Insertion of vena cava filter with review by radiologist | 47 | $172 | $1,237 |
| Balloon dilation of artery of leg, initial vessel | 47 | $1,686 | $14,729 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 46 | $86 | $299 |
| Insertion of tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older) | 39 | $199 | $901 |
| Insertion of non-tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older) | 37 | $69 | $378 |
| Injection of chemical agent into single incompetent vein of leg using ultrasound guidance | 34 | $1,047 | $4,411 |
| Insertion of stent and blood clot protection device in neck artery with review by radiologist | 34 | $855 | $2,980 |
| Insertion of needle and/or tube into hemodialysis circuit and balloon dilation of dialysis segment with review by radiologist | 28 | $972 | $3,463 |
| Complete ultrasound of artery and vein blood flow pre-op assessment on both sides of body for hemodialysis access | 26 | $185 | $962 |
| Insertion of stent in groin artery, initial vessel | 24 | $1,620 | $12,573 |
| Removal and/or dissolving of blood clot in hemodialysis circuit and balloon dilation of dialysis segment with imaging review by radiologist, with balloon tube | 16 | $369 | $1,593 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 16 | $180 | $573 |
| Ultrasound of one arm arteries or artery grafts | 15 | $81 | $442 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 21-30 minutes | 15 | $103 | $298 |
| Removal of vena cava filter with review by radiologist | 14 | $279 | $1,749 |
| Balloon dilation of artery of leg, each additional vessel | 14 | $672 | $3,287 |
| Emergency department visit, moderate complexity | 14 | $101 | $325 |
| Exposure of groin artery for delivery of graft | 12 | $140 | $366 |
| Relocation of arm vein with connection to arm artery for hemodialysis | 11 | $566 | $1,890 |
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.
6.2% high complexity
47.7% medium
46.1% routine
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗$99,598
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $14,228/year across 7 years
Top 4% in FL for vascular surgery physician
59
Companies
709
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
$39,343 (39.5%)
Speaking / Promotional
Speaker programs, honoraria, and industry-sponsored educational events
$28,493 (28.6%)
Meals & Travel
Food, beverages, travel, and lodging — typically low-value
$21,489 (21.6%)
Scientific / Research
Research funding and grants
$10,273 (10.3%)
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
2024$20,076
2023$20,062
2022$13,128
2021$9,754
2020$6,391
2019$9,178
2018$21,009
Payments by company (2024)
Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
Silk Road Medical, Inc.
$33,959
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
$22,152
Medtronic, Inc.
$13,102
Philips North America LLC
$5,019
Philips Electronics North America Corporation
$4,779
ACELL, INC.
$3,695
Endologix LLC
$2,134
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
$1,841
Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
$1,803
Endologix, Inc.
$1,626
Abbott Laboratories
$1,317
Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.
$1,235
CORDIS US CORP.
$1,191
Penumbra, Inc.
$948
Boston Scientific Corporation
$783
AngioDynamics, Inc.
$576
Bolton Medical Inc
$527
Endologix, LLC
$371
EKOS Corporation
$311
Inari Medical, Inc.
$304
Shockwave Medical, Inc
$272
Surmodics, Inc.
$167
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$165
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
$139
Cook Medical LLC
$119
Osiris Therapeutics Inc.
$90
BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
$76
ABIOMED
$66
Cardinal Health 200 LLC
$65
CARDIVA MEDICAL, INC.
$55
KCI USA, Inc.
$46
Getinge USA Sales, LLC
$44
Biocompatibles, Inc.
$42
Davol Inc.
$38
Biom'Up France SAS
$37
Terumo Medical Corporation
$37
ShockWave Medical, Inc
$37
Tactile Systems Technology Inc
$36
Maquet Cardiovascular U.S. Sales, L.L.C.
$31
Becton, Dickinson and Company
$27
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
$26
Reflow Medical Inc
$25
Ethicon US, LLC
$24
BSN Medical Inc
$24
BIOTRONIK INC.
$24
CSL Behring
$21
Organogenesis Inc.
$18
HeartFlow, Inc.
$18
PFIZER INC.
$17
Mindray DS USA, Inc.
$17
Venclose Inc.
$16
ARGON MEDICAL DEVICES, INC.
$16
ASAHI INTECC USA, INC.
$16
BTG International, Inc.
$15
Bioventus LLC
$14
Vasorum USA Inc.
$13
Chiesi USA, Inc.
$12
CryoLife, Inc.
$12
Kerecis Limited
$10
Top 3 companies account for 69.5% of total payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
(4066) Tack Endo Sys ATK · (4067) Tack Endo Sys BTK · (4067) Tack Endovascular Systems BTK · (5027) Intact Vascular Und · (5027) Intact Vascular Undivided · (5044) MCOT · (6347) Thor · (6536) Phoenix · (6554) Periph Vasc Undiv · (6554) Peripheral Vascular Undivided · (6577) Visions 014 · (6582) Visions 035 · (8874) inCourage · (9281) Turbo Elite · (9284) Stellarex · (9285) AngioSculpt PV · (AZ7) Lasers · (DD1) Duo Hybrid · ABRE · ACUSEAL Vascular Graft · AFX · ALPHAVAC · ANGIOVAC · ASAHI Peripheral Guide Wire · AURYON LASER SYSTEM 100-120 VAC · Abre · Alto Abdominal Stent Graft System · AngioSeal · AngioVac · Apligraf · Atlas · Auryon Laser System 100-120 Vac · Azur CX Detachable · BRITE TIP RADIANZT · BioGlue · CELT ACD · CHAMELEON · COOK MEDICAL ADVANCED TECH · CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT · CVX-300 · Cardiva VASCADE 6/7F VCS · Cios Alpha · ClosureFast · Clot Management · Conquest · Cook Medical AAA · Cook Medical Thoracic · CorPath Imaging System · Crosser iQ · DIAMONDBACK PERIPHERAL · Dare to C.A.R.E. · Diamondback Peripheral · EKOSONIC · ELIQUIS · ENDURANT IIS · ENHANCE Transcarotid Peripheral Access Kit · ENROUTE .014 Guidewire · ENROUTE Enflate Transcarotid RX Balloon Dilatation Catheter · ENROUTE Transcarotid Neuroprotection System · ENROUTE Transcarotid Stent · ESPRIT · EVERFLEX · EXCLUDER AAA Endoprosthesis · EXCLUDER Conformable AAA Endoprosthesis with Active Control · EXCLUDER Iliac Branch Endoprosthesis · Endurant · FFRct · FLEXITOUCH · FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER · FUSION BIOLINE · Fox Sv PTA catheter and Armada 14 percutaneous catheter and Viatrac 14 Plus peripheral catheter · Fusion Bioline Supported Vascular Grafts · GENERAL VASCULAR INTERVENTION · GENERAL ATHERECTOMY · GENERAL METALLIC STENTS · GENERAL VASCULAR INTERVENTION · GENERAL - ANGIOPLASTY · GENERAL - VASCULAR INTERVENTION · GORE ACUSEAL Vascular Graft · GORE PROPATEN Vascular Graft · GORE VIABAHN Endoprosthesis · GORE VIABAHN Endoprosthesis with Heparin · GORE VIABAHN VBX Balloon Expandable Endo · GORE-TEX Vascular Graft · GRAFIX/GRAFIXPL/STRAVIX · General - Balloons · General - Vascular Intervention · Grafts · HAWKONE · HELI-FX ENDOANCHOR SYSTEM · HEMOBLAST BELLOWS · Halo One Thin-Walled Guiding Sheath · HawkOne · IGT D Peripheral · IGT Devices Und · IGT_D Peripheral · IGT_D Therapy · IN.PACT AV · IN.PACT Admiral · Image Guided Therapy Devices _ Peripheral · Impella · Indigo · Indigo System · JETI PERIPHERAL CATHETER · KENGREAL · Kcentra · Kerecis Omega3 SurgiClose · LIFESTENT · LUTONIX · LUTONIX Drug Coated Balloon · LifeStent Solo Vascular Stent · LifeStream · Lutonix Drug Coated Balloon · MYNXGRIP · MynxGrip Vascular Closure Device · Ovation · PRESTO · PREVENA · Passeo-18 · Penumbra System · Peripheral Orbital Atherectomy System · Philips Consumables · Progel · QT Vascular Chocolate PTA Balloon · RUBY Coil · Relay Grafts · Relay Plus · Rotarex · RotarexS 6 F x 135 cm · S · SEEKER · SHOCKWAVE IVL SYSTEM WITH THE SHOCKWAVE C2 CORONARY IVL CATHETER · SUPERA · Seeker · Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter · Smart Coil · Stellarex · Stellarex Long · Stravix · Sublime 014 Rx PTA Balloon Dilatation Catheter · Supera peripheral stent system · TIGRIS Stent · TREO ABDOMINAL STENT-GRAFT SYSTEM · TRUSELECT · Trilogy 100 · Turbo-Power · Ultrasound Probes · Ultraverse 014 · VALIANT CAPTIVIA · VANTAGEVIEW · VARITHENA · VENACURE 1470 PRO · VENOVO · VIABAHN Endoprosthesis · VIABAHN Endoprosthesis with PROPATEN Bioactive Surface · VIABAHN VBX Balloon Expandable Endoprosthesis · VISTASEAL · Valeo Balloon Expandable Biliary Stent · Valiant Captivia · Valiant Navion · Varithena Administration Pack · Vascular Closure Device · Vascular Graft · Vascular Lithotripsy · VenaSeal · Venclose Maven Catheter · Venovo · WAVELINQ · WIZDOM (Stylized) · XARELTO · ZILVER PTX · iCAST
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 (40%) are consulting fees, which typically reflect recognized clinical expertise sought by manufacturers. Total industry engagement is in the top 4% for vascular surgery physician in FL.
Equivalent to $870 per 100 Medicare services performed
Geographic Context
Vascular Surgery Physicians within 10 mi
29
Per 100K population
1.9
County median income
$81,115
Nearest hospital
DELRAY MEDICAL CENTER
3.0 mi
3.0 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 measures how much public data is available about a provider — not how good they are. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Ricotta is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 1% in FL), and high industry engagement (mixed engagement, top 4%), with 20 years of practice experience.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data. It describes data availability and patterns — not clinical quality. Read our methodology →
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Dr. Ricotta experienced with ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Ricotta performed 1,649 ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers 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. Ricotta receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Ricotta received a total of $99,598 from 59 companies across 709 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. Ricotta's costs compare to other vascular surgery physicians in Delray Beach?
Dr. Ricotta's average Medicare payment per service is $344. 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. Ricotta) 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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