Dr. Ritchie Rosso, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Rosso
Dr. Ritchie Rosso is a dermatology specialist in Odessa, TX, with 17 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Rosso performed 6,191 Medicare services across 2,626 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Rosso received a total of $22,879 from 43 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 1179 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in dermatology. 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. Rosso 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obtaining data needed to develop the optimal radiation treatment, 1 treatment area | 922 | $204 | $851 |
| Superficial and/or low voltage radiation treatment delivery | 890 | $31 | $127 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for placement of radiation therapy fields | 855 | $136 | $465 |
| Destruction of precancerous skin growths, 2-14 | 441 | $5 | $15 |
| Removal and microscopic exam of growth of head, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1-5 tissue blocks | 413 | $441 | $1,600 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 320 | $56 | $213 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 272 | $79 | $307 |
| Destruction of precancerous skin growth, 1 | 251 | $31 | $152 |
| Skin biopsy, tangential | 209 | $57 | $240 |
| Radiation treatment management, 5 treatment sessions | 188 | $147 | $590 |
| Destruction of skin growths (warts/lesions), 1-14 | 165 | $73 | $267 |
| Removal and microscopic exam of growth of head, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, each additional stage, 1-5 tissue blocks | 158 | $302 | $961 |
| Continuing radiation therapy consultation per week | 120 | $65 | $251 |
| Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm | 103 | $164 | $713 |
| Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth | 101 | $37 | $124 |
| Intermediate repair of wound of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 5.1-7.5 cm | 80 | $136 | $888 |
| Calculation of radiation therapy dose | 70 | $50 | $205 |
| Removal and microscopic exam of growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1-5 tissue blocks | 63 | $461 | $1,467 |
| Complicated repair of wound of forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, underarms, genitals, hands, or feet, 2.6-7.5 cm | 60 | $180 | $1,073 |
| Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm | 56 | $95 | $424 |
| Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm | 41 | $91 | $569 |
| Intermediate repair of wound of neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 2.6-7.5 cm | 40 | $124 | $744 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 39 | $37 | $126 |
| Intermediate repair of wound of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 2.6-5.0 cm | 34 | $136 | $746 |
| Complicated repair of wound of eyelids, nose, ears, or lip, 2.6-7.5 cm | 29 | $197 | $1,127 |
| Simple radiation therapy planning | 28 | $49 | $223 |
| Repair of wound of eyelids, nose, ears, or lips by transferring skin, 10.0 sq cm or less | 26 | $559 | $1,735 |
| Removal and microscopic exam of growth of trunk, arms, or legs, each additional stage, 1-5 tissue blocks | 25 | $291 | $952 |
| Design and construction of complex radiation treatment device | 25 | $95 | $389 |
| Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 2.1-3.0 cm | 24 | $105 | $477 |
| Design and construction of simple radiation treatment device | 24 | $29 | $123 |
| Complicated repair of wound of scalp, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm | 23 | $166 | $962 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 22 | $67 | $243 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 21 | $102 | $372 |
| Repair of wound of forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, underarms, genitals, hands, or feet by transferring skin, 10.1-30.0 sq cm | 20 | $669 | $2,334 |
| Biopsy of ear | 18 | $39 | $224 |
| Repair of wound of forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, underarms, genitals, hands, or feet by transferring skin, 10.0 sq cm or less | 15 | $567 | $1,920 |
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 ›
Most payments (100%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
Geographic Context
5.8 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. Rosso is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 18% in TX), with low-engagement industry engagement in the top 12% of TX peers, with 17 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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