Ralph Duane Cook, M.D.
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Leesburg, FL
Ralph Duane Cook, M.D. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Leesburg, Florida, and NPI 1689602161, issued on Jun 30, 2006. Check the license (Florida ME75508, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ralph Duane Cook
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- ME75508 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 801 E Dixie Ave, Leesburg, FL 34748
- Phone
- (352) 742-1171
- Enumerated
- Jun 30, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 5, 2024
- Fax
- (352) 742-7241
- Medicaid ID
- 253974800 FL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040326000933); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston, 1983
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ralph Duane Cook in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME75508Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 78.2 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $587.74
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abiomed. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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
- Florida Hospital Healthcare Partners, IncTavares, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ralph Duane Cook among 468 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Florida
Ralph Duane Cook, M.D. is one of 468 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Florida. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 17% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 17% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1983 · median 1995 among the 311 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Florida
There are 468 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Florida.
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The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Robert Richardson, M.D.Leesburg, FL 347481558399733
- Karen Thompson, DOLeesburg, FL 347481861423691
- Colleen Gaughan, M.D.Celebration, FL 347471780611145
- Mark Adkins, MDKissimmee, FL 347411174610265
- Jean-Luc Delafontaine, MDKissimmee, FL 347411013304559
- Robert Fietsam, MDKissimmee, FL 347411518003623
- Wade Fischer, MDKissimmee, FL 347411033116710
- Subbareddy Konda, MDKissimmee, FL 347411770519084
Common questions
What is Ralph Duane Cook, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ralph Duane Cook, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689602161, issued on Jun 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ralph Duane Cook, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 801 E Dixie Ave, Leesburg, FL, 34748. Phone: (352) 742-1171. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ralph Duane Cook, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME75508, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
What is Ralph Duane Cook, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 78.2 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.