Dr. Richard Wright, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Wright
Dr. Richard Wright is a family medicine in Lake City, FL, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Wright performed 7,604 Medicare services across 3,923 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Wright received a total of $16,182 from 16 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 52 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in family medicine. The majority of payments are for speaking programs and promotional activities, reflecting participation in industry-sponsored events. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Wright 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.
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗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) | 1,822 | $86 | $218 |
| Chronic care management, first 20 min/month | 1,153 | $45 | $63 |
| Chronic care management, additional 20 min/month | 523 | $34 | $48 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 509 | $58 | $149 |
| Automated urinalysis | 476 | $2 | $6 |
| Advance care planning consultation, first 30 min | 377 | $79 | $87 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 374 | $127 | $293 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 337 | $125 | $233 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 274 | $6 | $6 |
| Steroid injection (triamcinolone) | 186 | $1 | $2 |
| Chest X-ray, 2 views | 182 | $22 | $62 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 178 | $9 | $34 |
| Complex chronic care management services for two or more chronic conditions, first 60 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month | 148 | $102 | $133 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 139 | $10 | $50 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 109 | $136 | $449 |
| Urine microalbumin (protein) analysis | 85 | $6 | $13 |
| Injection, vitamin b-12 cyanocobalamin, up to 1000 mcg | 68 | $1 | $3 |
| Detection test by immunoassay technique for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus and influenza | 59 | $70 | $150 |
| Complex chronic care management services for two or more chronic conditions, each additional 60 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month | 50 | $53 | $71 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 49 | $139 | $398 |
| Physician or allowed practitioner supervision of a patient receiving medicare-covered services provided by a participating home health agency (patient not present) requiring complex and multidisciplinary care modalities involving regular physician or allow | 43 | $72 | $217 |
| Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 40 | $140 | $387 |
| X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views | 31 | $38 | $101 |
| Physician or allowed practitioner re-certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians a | 30 | $29 | $83 |
| Injection, ketorolac tromethamine, per 15 mg | 29 | $0 | $1 |
| Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | 27 | $63 | $176 |
| Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | 27 | $182 | $508 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 27 | $121 | $419 |
| Destruction of precancerous skin growth, 1 | 26 | $49 | $134 |
| Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional | 24 | $18 | $45 |
| Destruction of precancerous skin growths, 2-14 | 21 | $5 | $11 |
| Testing for presence of drug, read by direct observation | 21 | $12 | $15 |
| Ultrasound study of one arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 18 | $87 | $236 |
| Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm | 17 | $194 | $605 |
| Knee X-ray, 3 views | 16 | $30 | $73 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) 2-day continuous with review and report by health care professional | 16 | $52 | $175 |
| Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts | 16 | $108 | $376 |
| Shoulder X-ray, 2+ views | 14 | $27 | $60 |
| Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit | 14 | $162 | $345 |
| Removal of noncancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 2.1-3.0 cm | 13 | $94 | $389 |
| Foot X-ray, 3+ views | 13 | $28 | $62 |
| X-ray of upper spine, 4-5 views | 12 | $38 | $99 |
| Hip X-ray, 2-3 views | 11 | $33 | $84 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2020 ↗Payment profile
Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
Payments by company (2020)
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
The majority of payments (97%) are for speaking programs and promotional activities, which reflect participation in industry-sponsored educational or marketing events. This is common in family medicine and does not inherently indicate bias, but patients may wish to be aware. Total industry engagement is in the top 2% for family medicine in FL.
Geographic Context
9.9 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 2020 |
| 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. Wright is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 3% in FL), and high industry engagement (speaking/promotional, top 2%), with 19 years of practice experience.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data. It describes data availability and patterns — not clinical quality. Read our methodology →
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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.
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