Richard Jacob, PA
Surgical · West Columbia, SCNPI 1720530934
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
11 manufacturers reported payments, led by Medical Device Business Services, Inc. at 29.6% of the total. Among surgical clinicians in SC with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 10% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 45 payments — averaging $94.86 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Medical Device Business Services, Inc.$1K
- Medtronic$1K
- Stryker$743
- Silk Road Medical, Inc.$597
- Johnson & Johnson$270
- Smith+Nephew$168
- plus $81 from 5 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$2,15150%
- Food & beverage$2,11850%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | 7 | $1,262 |
| Medtronic | 14 | $1,148 |
| Stryker | 7 | $743 |
| Silk Road Medical, Inc. | 6 | $597 |
| Johnson & Johnson(2 entities) | 3 | $270 |
| Smith+Nephew | 3 | $168 |
| Novartis | 1 | $22 |
| KCI USA, Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company | 1 | $15 |
| Abbott | 1 | $15 |
| Angiodynamics, Inc. | 1 | $12 |
What the payments were tied to
Products named in the reported payments. Only payments of $100 or more are attributed here — the typical reported payment nationally is a meal worth about $16, and listing those product-by-product would be noise.
How this compares
$4,269 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 232 surgical 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 |
|---|---|---|
| EliquisApixaban | 19 | $5,083 |
| Naloxone Hcl | 15 | $860 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 48 | $395 |
| Mupirocin | 32 | $244 |
| Meloxicam | 65 | $110 |
| Ondansetron OdtOndansetron | 14 | $96 |
| Gabapentin | 13 | $80 |
| Omeprazole | 13 | $63 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 19 | $51 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other surgical in West Columbia
- Brandie BernagozziWest Columbia$4K
- Ethan SmallwoodWest Columbia$3K
- Bryan AlfordWest Columbia$3K
- Victoria PregibonWest Columbia$3K
- Eric RobertsWest Columbia$2K
- Paige CrowleyWest Columbia$2K
- Laura ErnstWest Columbia$2K
- Phillip FerrellWest Columbia$2K
- Natalie BartonWest Columbia$2K
- Joshua BeardsleyRock Hill$192K
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.