NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Cody Charles Ness, MD

Surgery Physician · Providence, RI

Cody Charles Ness, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Providence, Rhode Island, and NPI 1649899337, issued on Apr 13, 2020. Check the license (Rhode Island MD20592, as entered in NPPES) on the Rhode Island Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1649899337
Name
Cody Charles Ness
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
MD20592 RI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
195 Collyer St Ste 302, Providence, RI 02904
Phone
(401) 553-8353
Enumerated
Apr 13, 2020
Record last updated
Apr 16, 2025
Fax
(401) 793-5171
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250611001379); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 195 Collyer St Ste 302

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Thomas Carruthers, MDVascular Surgery Physician1720206568
  2. Kristen Chapian, CNPNurse Practitioner1003463316
  3. Marcoandrea Giorgi, M.D.Surgery Physician1194164905
  4. Andrew Luhrs, M.D.Surgery Physician1902243231
  5. Gary Roye, MDSurgery Physician1912905969
  6. Cristina Ruggieri, PAPhysician Assistant1609367168

Verify Cody Charles Ness in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersRhode Island Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

11 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Cody Ness11
  2. Specialty average147

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Lifespan Physician Group IncProvidence, RI
  2. University Surgical Associates, Inc.Providence, RI

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Cody Charles Ness among 151 surgery physician records in Rhode Island

Cody Charles Ness, MD is one of 151 surgery physician records with a practice address in Rhode Island. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 87% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 87% of these records are older, 7% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 52% of these records are
  • Graduated2020 · median 2001 among the 78 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Rhode Island practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgery Physician providers in Rhode Island

There are 151 surgery physician records in Rhode Island.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Salvatore AzzoliNorth Providence, RI 029041437237724
  2. David Cloutier, MDProvidence, RI 029041801835939
  3. Steven Cohen, M.D.Providence, RI 029041245220268
  4. Norbert Fleisig, MDProvidence, RI 029041215108428
  5. Marcoandrea Giorgi, M.D.Providence, RI 029041194164905
  6. Arnold Herman, M.D., FACSProvidence, RI 029041881683985
  7. Andrew Luhrs, M.D.Providence, RI 029041902243231
  8. Gary Roye, MDProvidence, RI 029041912905969

Common questions

What is Cody Charles Ness, MD's NPI number?

Cody Charles Ness, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649899337, issued on Apr 13, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Cody Charles Ness, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 195 Collyer St Ste 302, Providence, RI, 02904. Phone: (401) 553-8353. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Cody Charles Ness, MD's license?

NPPES lists Rhode Island license number MD20592, as entered by the provider. Search the Rhode Island Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline at https://healthri.mylicense.com/Verification/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Cody Charles Ness, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Cody Charles Ness, MD had 11 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.