Dr. Richard K. Ryu, MD
About This Business
Dr. Richard K. Ryu, MD, is an orthopaedic surgeon in Santa Barbara, California, with 46 years of experience since graduating from the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine in 1980, above the 30-year average among the 107 city physicians in our directory. He is one of three orthopaedic surgery physicians among our Santa Barbara listings. His Medicare profile lists upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) and lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) as frequent procedures. He is affiliated with Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital, Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, and Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital. In MIPS, the federal program scoring Medicare clinicians on quality and cost, he holds 75 out of 100 among 12 rated peers. He accepts Medicare and telehealth, one of 26 city doctors in our directory offering both. Patients rate him 4.6 across 58 reviews.
Verified Provider Info
- Specialty (per registry)
- Orthopaedic Surgery
- NPI Number
- 1356366488
- Medical school graduate
- 1980 (46+ years of practice)
- Medical school
- UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
- State license
- G47160 (CA)
- Hospital affiliations
- Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital · Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital · Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital
- Quality score (CMS MIPS)
- 75/100
- Common services (Medicare data)
- Upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) · Lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair)
Source: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) · CMS Doctors & Clinicians dataset · checked 2026-08-18
Phone
(805) 963-2729Location on Map
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Information last updated: August 23, 2026
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