Health care providers of all types face unique challenges presented by an extremely complex and ever-changing regulatory environment. Ryan’s practice focuses on helping clients achieve their business objectives in a manner that clears these regulatory hurdles and allows providers to do what they do best: care for their patients. Ryan’s practice with Polsinelli focuses on:

  • Resolving complex regulatory compliance issues to promote clients’ business, patient care, and community goals, including development of compliance plans, policies, and procedures, navigating Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement and enrollment questions, provider-based facility operational compliance, and health care fraud and abuse review (Stark Law, AKS, CMP, and state-specific laws);
  • Responding to government and third party investigations, audits, subpoenas, and other inquiries, including overpayment demands, Provider Reimbursement Review Board appeals, Medicare and Medicaid certification, enrollment, and reimbursement disputes, and state licensure issues; and 
  • Developing, structuring, and implementing provider-focused business arrangements, including physician contracting and alignment initiatives, corporate practice of medicine compliance, professional and facility licensure, and other organizational and operational strategies to meet client business objectives, grow operations, and provide valuable services to the provider’s communities.

Education

  • University of Colorado Law School (J.D., 2013)
    • Dean's List; Journal on Telecommunications and High Technology Law, Articles Editor
  • Southern Adventist University (B.A., summa cum laude, 2010)
    • History

Bar Admission

  • Colorado, 2013

Professional Affiliations

  • Colorado Lawyers Committee - Chair of the Young Lawyers Division Board
  • American Health Law Association
  • Colorado Bar Association, Health Law Section
  • Denver Bar Association
  • Health Care Compliance Association

Recognition

  • Named to 5280 Magazine’s “Denver’s Top Lawyers” list for Health Law, 2026
  • Selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America® for Health Care Law, 2026
  • Named one of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America in Health Care Law, 2022- 2025
Publications
Medspas on Alert: The FDA Says You’re a Dispenser Too
Key Takeaways Medspas and other entities operating in the aesthetic space that dispense or administer prescription drugs should assess whether they have obligations as dispensers under the DSCSA and ensure they have policies, procedures and controls in place to demonstrate compliance with applicable requirements. To avoid the deficiencies cited in the warning letter, dispensers should focus on strengthening supply chain controls, maintaining complete product records and ensuring operational readiness for FDA inspection. Dispensers that receive a Form FDA 483 documenting observations of potential violations after an FDA inspection should act immediately to develop a thorough response with supporting documentation. On April 1, 2026, the FDA issued a warning letter to Pure Indulgence Aesthetics (Pure Indulgence), a Texas-based medical spa. Notably, this is the first
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Top Issues in Behavioral Health 2026 Newsletter
Behavioral health is surging into 2026 with powerful growth, accelerating innovation and intensifying regulatory oversight. Investment activity remains strong, digital tools are expanding and new care models are scaling, even as enforcement agencies and payors heighten scrutiny. In this edition of our Top Issues in Behavioral Health 2026 newsletter, we unpack the legal and business trends shaping the year ahead and what they mean for providers, investors and industry leaders navigating growth in an increasingly regulated environment.
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