NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Urology Physician NPI 1356348429 MD
Verify on CMS → Charles Ray, MD
Urology Physician in Lexington, Kentucky.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 13,606 in Urology Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
Federal data, no proprietary rating.
We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
2K
Medicare Part D claims · 532 beneficiaries · Urology Physician avg: 1K
MIPS score
80.9/100
▼ 3 pts below national avg 83.5 · Above neutral
Industry payments
$659.87
29 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
What the federal data shows
Charles Ray, MD reported a CMS MIPS final score of 80.9/100 - below the 83.5 national average - and filed 2,363 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.
- 80.9/100
- MIPS score · -3 vs avg
- 2K
- Part D claims, 2024
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
- ≥30th
- pct among measured MIPS (lower-bound band)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about Charles Ray, MD
Federal records show an active NPI with both Medicare prescribing volume and a measured CMS quality score — objective registry data, not patient reviews.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1356348429), first enumerated 07/05/2005.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 2,363 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
CMS quality reporting (MIPS)
Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 80.9/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program
- Reported
Board certification signal
Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.
- Reported
Hospital affiliations
1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.
Source: CMS Care Compare
- Reported
Industry payment transparency
$659.87 in reported industry payments (29 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.
Source: CMS Open Payments
- Not in federal data
Individual sanction lookup
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Source: State medical board / FSMB
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CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1356348429 · Urology Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-LEGACY · TAX-MID · MIPS-INLINE · RX-MID · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-FINISH
- NPI-10 1356348429
- ENUM-LEGACY 2005
- TAX-MID 14K Urology Physician
- MIPS-INLINE 80.9/100
- RX-MID 2,363
- BOOK-THIN 164 in Kentucky
- PHOTO-FINISH Robert Curry · ±0.0
MIPS final-score neighbourhood
Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity
- Ray · this provi…
Ray · this provider
80.9 MIPS pts
- Joshua Waits · h…
Joshua Waits
80.9 MIPS pts
- Robert Curry · n…
Robert Curry
80.9 MIPS pts
- Geoffrey Haberma…
Geoffrey Habermacher
80.9 MIPS pts
- David Schull · n…
David Schull
80.9 MIPS pts
What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).
Charles Ray, MD's MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.
81 ≥ 30th percentile 30% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
The percentile is a conservative whole-score-point band: it counts only measured clinicians in lower score bands. A CMS MIPS metric is not a recommendation or a clinical-quality rating by PlainDoctor. See methodology § corpus placement.
Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023
Where Charles Ray, MD sits
This provider among urology physician peers
Across the 4,091 urology physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Charles Ray, MD writes more Part D claims than 78% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 29% - placing this provider in the high-volume, lower-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.
Each dot is one urology physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Charles Ray, MD. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Charles Ray, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Charles Ray, MD?
Near national averagePrimary specialty
Urology Physician
Medicare Part D claims
2,363 75% vs specialty avg
MIPS final score
80.9/100 2.6 pts vs avg
Specialty distribution in Kentucky
How Urology Physician compares to other specialties among Kentucky providers
Medicare quality performance, MIPS
Charles Ray, MD's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Urology Physician national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 80.9/100
- vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1356348429 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Urology Physician |
| Credentials | MD |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 07/05/2005 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
80.8913
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
62.297
Quality
74.0075
Cost
100
Promoting Interoperability
Reporting: Group practice
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Charles Ray, MD bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
New Lexington Clinic Psc
Lexington, KY
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Charles Ray, MD. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$660
Largest payer
Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.
2,363
Total Claims
$629K
Total Drug Cost
532
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 4,438.433
- Total Day Supply
- 121,128
- Generic Drug Cost
- $51K
- Opioid Claims
- 39 (1.7% rate)
- Antibiotic Claims
- 630
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 75.3 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.28
- Gender Split
- 27% female / 73% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 23, 65-74: 216, 75-84: 237, 85+: 56
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Charles Ray, MD prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024
- Tamsulosin Hcl
Tamsulosin Hcl
524 claims
- Oxybutynin Chlorid… 205
Oxybutynin Chloride Er
205 claims
- Finasteride 155
Finasteride
155 claims
- Nitrofurantoin 121
Nitrofurantoin
121 claims
- Dutasteride 101
Dutasteride
101 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-T… 93
Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim
93 claims
- Cefdinir 82
Cefdinir
82 claims
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl 81
Ciprofloxacin Hcl
81 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Tamsulosin Hcl | 524 |
| Oxybutynin Chloride Er Oxybutynin Chloride | 205 |
| Finasteride | 155 |
| Nitrofurantoin Nitrofurantoin Macrocrystal | 121 |
| Dutasteride | 101 |
| Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim | 93 |
| Cefdinir | 82 |
| Ciprofloxacin Hcl | 81 |
| Cephalexin | 80 |
| Methenamine Hippurate | 77 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Urology Physician Overview
How Charles Ray, MD fits within the Urology Physician landscape nationally.
13,606
Urology Physician Providers in US
54
States with Urology Physician
1,354
Avg Claims per Provider
Charles Ray, MD's 2,363 claims are above the specialty average of 1,354.
Nationwide Urology Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Ray, both outside Kentucky so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Similar MIPS final score
Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (80.9 here).
Same NPPES enumeration year (2005)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Urology Physician Providers in Kentucky
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Kentucky, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Ray.
One of 164 Urology Physician providers enrolled in Kentucky, 5 are shown here.
Shawn Acino
MD FACS
Somerset, KY
Dr. Timothy Adkins
MD
Lexington, KY
Dr. Brett Akers
D.O.
London, KY
Dr. Noah Allen
M.D.
Newport, KY
Dr. William Allen
MD
Lexington, KY
Compare Urology Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Charles Ray, MD's specialty? ▼
Charles Ray, MD specializes in Urology Physician and practices in Lexington, Kentucky. Credentials: MD.
How much does Charles Ray, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Charles Ray, MD wrote 2,363 Medicare Part D claims totaling $629K in drug costs for 532 beneficiaries.
What is Charles Ray, MD's Medicare quality score? ▼
Charles Ray, MD has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 80.9/100 (Quality: 62.3, Cost: 74). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Charles Ray, MD located? ▼
Charles Ray, MD is located at 2444 HARRODSBURG RD, Lexington, KY, 40503. Phone: (859) 277-5766.
What is Charles Ray, MD's NPI number? ▼
Charles Ray, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356348429, issued on 07/05/2005.
Does Charles Ray, MD prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Charles Ray, MD had 39 opioid claims in 2024 with an opioid prescribing rate of 1.7%.
How many Urology Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 13,606 Urology Physician providers across 54 states in the US. The average Urology Physician provider writes 1,354 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Charles Ray, MD prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Charles Ray, MD's most frequently prescribed drugs include Tamsulosin Hcl, Oxybutynin Chloride Er, Finasteride. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Charles Ray, MD accept Medicare? ▼
Charles Ray, MD appears in CMS Medicare data with 2,363 Part D claims and 532 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Charles Ray, MD's credentials? ▼
Charles Ray, MD's NPI is 1356348429 with credentials MD. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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