Matthew Black, MD
Transplant Surgery Physician · Lexington, KY
Matthew Black, MD is a transplant surgery physician with a practice address in Lexington, Kentucky, and NPI 1518313824, issued on May 5, 2016. Check the license (Kentucky 61145, as entered in NPPES) with the Kentucky board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Matthew Black
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Transplant Surgery Physician 204F00000X
- License numbers
- 61145 KY
036155268 IL
2023-02598 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 740 S Limestone Ste J301, Lexington, KY 40536
- Phone
- (859) 323-1691
- Enumerated
- May 5, 2016
- Record last updated
- Oct 9, 2025
- Fax
- (859) 323-1700
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250728002153); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Paul L Foster School Of Medicine, Texas Tech Univ, 2016
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest transplant surgery physician records → All 15 in Kentucky → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 740 S Limestone Ste J301
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Siddharth Desai, MDTransplant Surgery Physician1457618829
- Kristyn Gordon, APRNAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1801023718
- Miley Sawyer, PHARMDSolid Organ Transplant Pharmacist1821715475
- Fawad Shuaib, MDNephrology Physician1609162767
- Hassnain Syed, MDInternal Medicine Physician1851851422
Verify Matthew Black in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Kentucky board licenses this profession
Search for license 61145Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
82% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average transplant surgery physician in 2024
46 Medicare Part D claims for 36 beneficiaries, against an average of 260 among the 541 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 13 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin11 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl11 claims
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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 94.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,225.15
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 524 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,913.05 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Kentucky Medical Services Foundation, IncLexington, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Matthew Black among 15 transplant surgery physician records in Kentucky
Matthew Black, MD is one of 15 transplant surgery physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 87% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 87% of these records are older, 0% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 87% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2006 among the 13 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 204F00000X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Transplant Surgery Physician providers in Kentucky
There are 15 transplant surgery physician records in Kentucky.
All 15 in Kentucky → Every provider in Lexington → Transplant Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 transplant surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Alexandre Ancheta, M.D.Lexington, KY 405361316237951
- Siddharth Desai, MDLexington, KY 405361457618829
- Alexander Fagenson, M.D.Lexington Ky, KY 405361750744843
- Roberto Gedaly, MDLexington, KY 405361962469361
- Meera Gupta, M.D.Lexington, KY 405361851553168
- Thomas Johnston, MDLexington, KY 405361366400392
- Erin Maynard, MDLexington, KY 405361528133402
- Dinesh Ranjan, MDLexington, KY 405361720045347
Common questions
What is Matthew Black, MD's NPI number?
Matthew Black, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518313824, issued on May 5, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Matthew Black, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 740 S Limestone Ste J301, Lexington, KY, 40536. Phone: (859) 323-1691. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Matthew Black, MD's license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 61145, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Matthew Black, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Matthew Black, MD had 46 Medicare Part D claims for 36 beneficiaries; the average among transplant surgery physician prescribers was 260. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Matthew Black, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.1 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.