Richard Hussong
Surgery · Hilton Head, SCNPI 1568410553
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 32 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. Organogenesis Inc. accounts for 75.1% of it on its own, with 5 other manufacturers making up the rest. That places this record below the midpoint for surgery clinicians in SC, where the typical reported total is $1,501.
Across 32 payments — averaging $25.66 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Organogenesis Inc.$617
- Smith+Nephew$77
- Next Science LLC$55
- Kerecis Limited$32
- KCI USA, Inc.$27
- Reddress USA, Inc.$14
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$821100%
Most of this is food and beverage — typically meals provided during product presentations at a clinic or hospital. Nationally that is the single largest category of reported payments by count.
General payments by program year
Who reported the general payments
Companies are grouped under their corporate parent — a single manufacturer often files under several CMS reporting entities. Research and ownership payments are counted separately and are not in this table.
| Company | Payments | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Organogenesis Inc. | 22 | $617 |
| Smith+Nephew | 4 | $77 |
| Next Science LLC | 3 | $55 |
| Kerecis Limited | 1 | $32 |
| KCI USA, Inc. | 1 | $27 |
| Reddress USA, Inc. | 1 | $14 |
How this compares
$821 in reported general payments places this provider in the 35th percentile of 553 surgery providers in South Carolina.
Medicare billing
What this is not: this is the amount Original Medicare Part B allowed for services this provider billed in 2024. It is not their income. It excludes Medicare Advantage — now more than half of all Medicare enrollment — along with Medicaid and all commercial insurance, and it is gross practice revenue before staff, rent, supplies and malpractice premiums. CMS also suppresses any figure covering ten or fewer patients, so low-volume providers appear smaller than they are.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 85 | $224 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate PotassAmoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 20 | $117 |
| Neomycin Sulfate | 11 | $59 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 31 | $37 |
| Metronidazole | 17 | $34 |
| Ondansetron Hcl | 15 | $25 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other surgery in Hilton Head
- Ari KramerSpartanburg$502K
- Chitharanjan PullattranaCharleston$408K
- John ScottGreenville$242K
- Jason CundiffGreenville$235K
- Steven KahnCharleston$197K
- John KramerPawleys Island$194K
- William CobbGreenville$159K
- Steven LauzonSumter$143K
- Shanu KothariGreenville$122K
- Charles MitchellMoncks Corner$87K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Billing: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners, data year 2024. Original Medicare Part B only.
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.