Dr. Erik M Ratchford , DO
Urology • Grand Rapids, MI
245 Cherry St Se,, Suite 202
Grand Rapids, MI 495034607
This profile restates public CMS/NPPES data; T-MedInfo gives no medical advice — consult a licensed professional, and call 911 for emergencies.
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NPI assigned on June 29, 2007; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 1,366 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 81000 — Manual urinalysis test with examination using microscope, non-automated: 340 service units.
- 99214 — Established patient outpatient office visit: 300 service units.
- G2211 — Visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient's: 249 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
CPT® only copyright 2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Service names are shortened from CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors (CMS data, 2024). CPT notice
See all 11 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 1,507 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Tamsulosin Hcl — 354 prescription fills, including refills.
- Cephalexin — 184 prescription fills, including refills.
- Myrbetriq (Mirabegron) — 129 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 26 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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More Medicare Part B services than 90% of clinicians listed under Urology in Grand Rapids, MI (2024, 26 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 422. Middle half: 194 to 663.
More Medicare Part B services than 65% of clinicians listed under Urology in Michigan (2024, 271 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 721. Middle half: 300 to 2,108.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 1,224 in 2020 to 1,366 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2020–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
245 Cherry St Se,
Suite 202
Grand Rapids, MI 495034607
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Urology Associates Pc Of Grand Rapids. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Michigan State University College Of Osteopathic Medicine
2007
What Public CMS Data Show
Urology: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
368 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $78,717 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $56,514 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
3,364 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$210,013 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $1,324.70 across 61 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $1,324.70 across 61 records.
Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 27)
- Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.: $172.44 across 9 records.
- ABBVIE INC.: $161.74 across 8 records.
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation: $100.46 across 5 records.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
19 years (graduated 2007)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2007 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2007
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
Telehealth (some services)
Recent Medicare claims show this clinician provided some services by telehealth, such as a video or phone visit.
You may be able to have some visits without going to the office. Ask which visits can be done by telehealth.
What this does not show: Telehealth (some services)
It does not mean all services are offered by telehealth, or that telehealth is covered by your plan.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Ratchford has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Ratchford as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Grand Rapids and Michigan
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
More Medicare Part B services than 90% of clinicians listed under Urology in Grand Rapids, MI (2024, 26 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 422. Middle half: 194 to 663.
More Medicare Part B services than 65% of clinicians listed under Urology in Michigan (2024, 271 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 721. Middle half: 300 to 2,108.
Medicare-allowed amount
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 85% of clinicians listed under Urology in Grand Rapids, MI (2024, 26 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $37,207. Middle half: $20,613 to $51,887.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Urology in Michigan (2024, 271 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $65,204. Middle half: $26,839 to $147,110.
Paid by Medicare
A higher Medicare payment amount than 85% of clinicians listed under Urology in Grand Rapids, MI (2024, 26 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $27,508. Middle half: $15,050 to $38,811.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Urology in Michigan (2024, 271 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $48,716. Middle half: $19,213 to $111,147.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
More Part D prescriptions than 70% of clinicians listed under Urology in Grand Rapids, MI (2024, 26 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 991. Middle half: 665 to 1,567.
More Part D prescriptions than 60% of clinicians listed under Urology in Michigan (2024, 306 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 993. Middle half: 276 to 2,029.
Part D drug cost
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Urology in Grand Rapids, MI (2024, 26 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $119,499. Middle half: $67,099 to $414,591.
A higher Part D drug cost than 60% of clinicians listed under Urology in Michigan (2024, 306 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $96,872. Middle half: $12,312 to $356,913.
40 active clinicians are listed under Urology with a practice address in Grand Rapids, MI (446 in Michigan).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Grand Rapids
42.5% of these 40 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
72.5% of these 40 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services increased 12% from 1,224 in 2020 to 1,366 in 2024.
- 2020: 1,224
- 2021: 1,174
- 2022: 1,116
- 2023: 1,146
- 2024: 1,366
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 13% from $89,988 in 2020 to $78,717 in 2024.
- 2020: $89,988
- 2021: $73,701
- 2022: $66,225
- 2023: $77,014
- 2024: $78,717
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 15% from $66,496 in 2020 to $56,514 in 2024.
- 2020: $66,496
- 2021: $55,494
- 2022: $49,146
- 2023: $57,398
- 2024: $56,514
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions increased 41% from 1,071 in 2020 to 1,507 in 2024.
- 2020: 1,071
- 2021: 1,192
- 2022: 1,195
- 2023: 1,230
- 2024: 1,507
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30-day fills
30-day fills increased 62% from 2,070 in 2020 to 3,364 in 2024.
- 2020: 2,070
- 2021: 2,317
- 2022: 2,426
- 2023: 2,700
- 2024: 3,364
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost decreased 31% from $302,333 in 2020 to $210,013 in 2024.
- 2020: $302,333
- 2021: $152,912
- 2022: $152,565
- 2023: $191,523
- 2024: $210,013
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $555.98 in 2021 to $1,324.70 in 2025.
- 2021: $555.98
- 2022: $1,113.90
- 2023: $1,998.56
- 2024: $1,033.97
- 2025: $1,324.70
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2025): 61 records totaling $1,324.70.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Procept Biorobotics Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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AQUABEAM ROBOTIC SYSTEM | General | $47.71 |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ERLEADA | General | $42.00 |
| Calyxo, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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CVAC ASPIRATION SYSTEM | General | $36.00 |
| Dendreon Pharmaceuticals LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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PROVENGE | General | $31.55 |
| UROGEN PHARMA, INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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JELMYTO | General | $30.60 |
| Verity Pharmaceuticals Inc. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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Trelstar | General | $30.45 |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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PLUVICTO | General | $30.07 |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Xtandi | General | $28.53 |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Xtandi | General | $27.09 |
| Pfizer Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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XTANDI | General | $26.56 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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BOTOX | General | $25.83 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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BOTOX | General | $24.67 |
| VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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JOURNAVX | General | $24.56 |
| Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ORGOVYX | General | $24.37 |
| UROGEN PHARMA, INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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— | General | $24.18 |
| Pfizer Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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XTANDI | General | $24.08 |
| Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ORGOVYX | General | $23.81 |
| Verity Pharmaceuticals Inc. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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Trelstar | General | $23.50 |
| Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ADSTILADRIN | General | $23.35 |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ERLEADA | General | $23.31 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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BOTOX | General | $23.27 |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ERLEADA | General | $23.17 |
| Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ORGOVYX | General | $22.81 |
| Teleflex LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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UROLIFT | General | $22.72 |
| Myriad Genetic Laboratories, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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PROLARIS | General | $22.03 |
(top 25 shown)
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
CPT® is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. CPT codes, descriptions and other data only are copyright 2016–2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Applicable FARS/HHSARS apply. Descriptions of CPT codes are the AMA's CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors as published by CMS in the Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service data, 2017–2024; they are plain-language summaries, not for clinical coding or documentation. HCPCS Level II codes and descriptions are from CMS. Fee schedules, relative value units, conversion factors and/or related components are not assigned by the AMA, are not part of CPT, and the AMA is not recommending their use. The AMA does not directly or indirectly practice medicine or dispense medical services. The AMA assumes no liability for data contained or not contained herein.
| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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81000
Manual urinalysis test with examination using microscope, non-automated
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340 | 235 | $15.00 | $3.85 |
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99214
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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300 | 213 | $172.00 | $119.48 |
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G2211
Visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient's
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249 | 188 | $50.00 | $15.74 |
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51798
Ultrasound measurement of bladder capacity after voiding
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222 | 157 | $55.00 | $10.10 |
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99213
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
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87 | 76 | $114.00 | $85.03 |
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99204
New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more
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71 | 71 | $266.00 | $157.11 |
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52000
Diagnostic exam of bladder and urethra using an endoscope
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37 | 32 | $500.00 | $220.29 |
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99222
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes
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21 | 21 | $228.00 | $124.84 |
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52310
Simple removal of foreign body, stone, or stent in urethra or bladder using an endoscope
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14 | 14 | $575.00 | $260.37 |
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51700
Simple bladder irrigation and/or instillation
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13 | 13 | $170.00 | $70.88 |
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76872
Ultrasound scan of pelvic region through rectum
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12 | 12 | $450.00 | $125.89 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Tamsulosin Hcl | Tamsulosin Hcl | 354 | 29,510 | $8,092.38 | 132 |
| Cephalexin | Cephalexin | 184 | 3,517 | $898.84 | 118 |
| Myrbetriq | Mirabegron | 129 | 9,354 | $129,775.44 | 52 |
| Finasteride | Finasteride | 121 | 10,703 | $2,376.09 | 43 |
| Nitrofurantoin | Nitrofurantoin Macrocrystal | 90 | 7,440 | $4,020.76 | 38 |
| Ciprofloxacin Hcl | Ciprofloxacin Hcl | 84 | 279 | $186.00 | 73 |
| Oxybutynin Chloride Er | Oxybutynin Chloride | 60 | 5,179 | $2,055.58 | 27 |
| Potassium Citrate Er | Potassium Citrate | 60 | 4,440 | $9,680.43 | 19 |
| Oxybutynin Chloride | Oxybutynin Chloride | 50 | 1,471 | $479.44 | 28 |
| Solifenacin Succinate | Solifenacin Succinate | 48 | 4,010 | $1,573.43 | 21 |
| Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim | Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim | 47 | 223 | $95.67 | 46 |
| Tolterodine Tartrate Er | Tolterodine Tartrate | 39 | 3,193 | $5,240.25 | 17 |
| Gemtesa | Vibegron | 22 | 1,577 | $25,546.83 | — |
| Mirabegron Er | Mirabegron | 22 | 1,595 | $15,023.74 | 11 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 20 | 53 | $30.74 | 20 |
| Chlorthalidone | Chlorthalidone | 20 | 1,751 | $476.99 | — |
| Sildenafil Citrate | Sildenafil Citrate | 20 | 260 | $285.62 | 13 |
| Trospium Chloride | Trospium Chloride | 19 | 1,110 | $2,028.06 | — |
| Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro | Nitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst | 17 | 137 | $163.23 | 14 |
| Amoxicillin | Amoxicillin | 16 | 81 | $27.62 | 16 |
| Hydrochlorothiazide | Hydrochlorothiazide | 16 | 1,050 | $73.41 | — |
| Alfuzosin Hcl Er | Alfuzosin Hcl | 15 | 1,290 | $517.28 | — |
| Levofloxacin | Levofloxacin | 14 | 56 | $25.43 | 13 |
| Ampicillin Trihydrate | Ampicillin Trihydrate | 14 | 70 | $98.74 | 13 |
| Testosterone Cypionate | Testosterone Cypionate | 13 | 1,038 | $821.78 | — |
(top 25 shown)
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2022-03-21NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208800000X
A urologist manages benign and malignant medical and surgical disorders of the genitourinary system and the adrenal gland. This specialist has comprehensive knowledge of and skills in endoscopic, percutaneous and open surgery of congenital and acquired conditions of the urinary and reproductive systems and their contiguous structures.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - UROLOGY
I20120806000885
MI
9931355088
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Urology Associates Pc Of Grand Rapids
245 Cherry St Se, Grand Rapids, MI 495034607
Phone: 6164593551
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Urology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Urology
Urology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant (Certified)
Urology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated June 29, 2007.
No changes to the name, practice address, taxonomy or NPI status in this record have been observed in the monthly NPPES data files from January 2017 to August 2026.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Urology Specialists in Grand Rapids
- Dr. John Lobo, MD
- Dr. Conrad Tobert, MD
- Dr. Phillip Wise, MD
- Dr. Thompson Southwell, MD
- Dr. Randall Kuntzman, MD
- Dr. Hector Pimentel, MD
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Mailing Address
245 Cherry St Se,, Suite 202
Grand Rapids, MI 495034607
Phone: 6164593551