Dr. Stephen Richardson, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Richardson
Dr. Stephen Richardson is a dermatology specialist in Tallahassee, FL, with 19 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Richardson performed 8,274 Medicare services across 5,180 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Richardson received a total of $48,776 from 32 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 212 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in dermatology. Payments are distributed across multiple categories and often reflect legitimate professional engagement with the medical industry. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Richardson 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.
Florida License Status
FL DOH · MQA| Profession | License # | Status | Expires | Board Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medical Doctor | 98820 | Clear | January 31, 2027 | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Destruction of precancerous skin growths, 2-14 | 2,110 | $5 | $44 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 1,352 | $58 | $156 |
| Destruction of precancerous skin growth, 1 | 947 | $34 | $190 |
| Skin biopsy, tangential | 890 | $66 | $172 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 736 | $85 | $241 |
| Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth | 455 | $39 | $93 |
| Destruction of skin growths (warts/lesions), 1-14 | 344 | $77 | $200 |
| Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm | 168 | $108 | $370 |
| Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm | 156 | $212 | $603 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 152 | $37 | $110 |
| Steroid injection (triamcinolone) | 141 | $1 | $5 |
| Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 2.1-3.0 cm | 99 | $116 | $601 |
| Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm | 94 | $97 | $540 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 71 | $10 | $51 |
| Aminolevulinic acid hcl for topical administration, 20%, single unit dosage form (354 mg) | 66 | $305 | $486 |
| Destruction of cancer skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1.1-2.0 cm | 63 | $125 | $402 |
| Application of light by qualified health care professional to destroy precancer skin growth | 53 | $147 | $325 |
| Biopsy of ear | 52 | $47 | $253 |
| Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths | 39 | $122 | $606 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 36 | $66 | $285 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 35 | $103 | $402 |
| Intermediate repair of wound of neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 2.6-7.5 cm | 32 | $198 | $659 |
| Destruction of skin growth, 15 or more growths | 27 | $77 | $231 |
| Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 7.6-12.5 cm | 23 | $230 | $693 |
| Removal of cancer skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1.1-2.0 cm | 22 | $104 | $594 |
| Punch biopsy, first skin growth | 21 | $81 | $217 |
| Removal of cancer skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 2.1-3.0 cm | 20 | $117 | $715 |
| Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 3.1-4.0 cm | 17 | $192 | $667 |
| Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm | 16 | $75 | $297 |
| Injection into skin growth, 1-7 growths | 13 | $34 | $146 |
| Simple or single drainage of skin abscess | 12 | $97 | $307 |
| Destruction of cancer skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 0.6-1.0 cm | 12 | $99 | $353 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗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 (2024)
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
Payments are distributed across multiple categories with no single dominant type. Total industry engagement is in the top 7% for dermatology in FL.
Geographic Context
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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. Richardson is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 20% in FL), with mixed engagement industry engagement in the top 7% of FL peers, with 19 years of NPI registration.
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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