Physician

Richard Joseph Lucariello, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Richard Lucariello, MD (NPI: 1164953378) practices dermatology in the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Horry, SC. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is WACCAMAW DERMATOLOGY, LLC (NPI: 1962449181; TIN: 204311152) and primary practice location at 29572-4127.

Lucariello's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 1,423 traditional Medicare patients, billed 5,757 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $617,309 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 17311 (Removal and microscopic exam of growth of head, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1-5 tissue blocks). Part D data shows 1,468 prescription claims across 573 beneficiaries totaling $267,805 in drug costs, led by Clobetasol Propionate (Clobetasol Propionate). Open Payments data shows 55 records totaling $1,024. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported Medicare Part B carrier billing data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs have moved sharply higher in recent years, from $2,555 to $267,805. For DME billing, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners by Provider.0$309K$617K2021 Medicare payment: $28,379 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $169,537 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $177,117 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $617,309 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
2015N/RN/RN/R
2016N/RN/RN/R
2017N/RN/RN/R
2018N/RN/RN/R
2019N/RN/RN/R
2020N/RN/RN/R
2021126481$28,379
20228072,823$169,537
20231,1543,266$177,117
20241,4235,757$617,309

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Part D Events Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Drug cost, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Drug_Cst. Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider.0$160K$320K2017 Drug cost: $2,555 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $1,386 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $67,626 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $35,985 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $8,971 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $40,452 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $320,472 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $267,805 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
2015N/RN/RN/R
2016N/RN/RN/R
20171228$2,555
20182238$1,386
20194384$67,626
202079189$35,985
2021120217$8,971
2022416895$40,452
20235921,416$320,472
20245731,468$267,805

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

No connected DME records

No connected DME records

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

CodeDescriptionPatientsClm LinesTotal Payment
17311Removal and microscopic exam of growth of head, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1-5 tissue blocks318365$508
99214Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more341497$86
99213Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more522664$61
11102Biopsy of related skin growth, first growth299366$57
17000Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth426564$35

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
Clobetasol PropionateClobetasol Propionate2476,825$15,924
Triamcinolone AcetonideTriamcinolone Acetonide2307,223$4,166
KetoconazoleKetoconazole1654,841$2,649
HydrocortisoneHydrocortisone1684,493$1,943
TretinoinTretinoin24855$1,863

Top 5 DME services in 2024

No connected or detailed DME service-level records for 2024.

Open Payments Summary in 2024

CategoryDefinitionRecordsTotal Reported AmountTop Related Entity
General PaymentsReported payment or transfer-of-value amount.55$1,024GENZYME CORPORATION
Research PaymentsReported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.0$0N/R
Ownership / Investment InterestsReported value of ownership or investment interests.0$0N/R

FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Richard Joseph Lucariello, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Richard Joseph Lucariello, MD (NPI 1164953378), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does Richard Joseph Lucariello, MD have ACO affiliation data?

No ACO affiliation record is shown in the available Tedicare data for this profile.

What billing organization is linked to Richard Joseph Lucariello, MD?

Richard Joseph Lucariello, MD is linked to WACCAMAW DERMATOLOGY, LLC (billing NPI 1962449181) in the available physician profile data.

Does Richard Joseph Lucariello, MD have Open Payments data?

Richard Joseph Lucariello, MD has 55 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

Yes. Tedicare provides sample physician export data and paid custom physician data exports for research, planning, outreach, and market analysis. Exports can include physician profile fields, market and specialty context, billing organization details, ACO affiliation signals where available, and Medicare utilization data.