NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ricardo Ferreira Lopez, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Sterling, VA

Ricardo Ferreira Lopez, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Sterling, Virginia, and NPI 1437218799, issued on Dec 6, 2006. Check the license (Virginia 0101263675, as entered in NPPES) on the Virginia Department of Health Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1437218799
Name
Ricardo Ferreira Lopez
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License numbers
0101263675 VA
38137 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2 Pidgeon Hill Drive, Suite 400, Sterling, VA 20165
Phone
(703) 430-7090
Enumerated
Dec 6, 2006
Record last updated
Oct 11, 2023
Medicaid IDs
64070428 KY
30017534700001 VA
1437218799 VA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230130000661); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 2 Pidgeon Hill Drive, Suite 400

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

  1. Linda Coleman, MDInternal Medicine Physician1457344095
  2. Svetlana Nakatis, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1134143753
  3. Odontuya Purevsanga, NP-CAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1811392103
  4. Ria Shah, PA-CFamily Medicine Physician1063299667

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVirginia Department of Health Professions
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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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36% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

2,265 Medicare Part D claims for 250 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 15 claims were for opioids.

  1. Ricardo Ferreira Lopez2,265
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium151 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate103 claims
  3. Rosuvastatin Calcium87 claims
  4. Losartan Potassium80 claims
  5. Lisinopril68 claims
  6. Metformin Hcl68 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): 95.5 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score89.6
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $1,583.61

62 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Ricardo Ferreira Lopez$1,583.61
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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

  1. Loudoun Medical Group, PCSterling, VA

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

Ricardo Ferreira Lopez among 4,137 family medicine physician records in Virginia

Ricardo Ferreira Lopez, MD is one of 4,137 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Virginia. 74% 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 15% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 50% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated1996 · median 2004 among the 2,426 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

22 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Sterling

They are 22 of the 1,057 NPPES records with a practice address in Sterling, and 4,137 family medicine physician records in Virginia.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jason Bhan, MDSterling, VA 201651841295896
  2. Shreya Desai, MDPotomac Falls, VA 201651770070971
  3. Sarah Fletcher, MDSterling, VA 201651184610578
  4. Jeffrey Kent, DOPotomac Falls, VA 201651538276068
  5. Asdollah Livani, M.D.Potomac Falls, VA 201651104812056
  6. Faiqa Mahmud, M.D.Potomac Falls, VA 201651891954673
  7. Svetlana Nakatis, M.D.Sterling, VA 201651134143753
  8. Reza Sedighi, MDSterling, VA 201651912169202

Common questions

What is Ricardo Ferreira Lopez, MD's NPI number?

Ricardo Ferreira Lopez, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437218799, issued on Dec 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ricardo Ferreira Lopez, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2 Pidgeon Hill Drive, Suite 400, Sterling, VA, 20165. Phone: (703) 430-7090. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ricardo Ferreira Lopez, MD's license?

NPPES lists Virginia license number 0101263675, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia Department of Health Professions at https://dhp.virginiainteractive.org/lookup/index. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Ricardo Ferreira Lopez, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ricardo Ferreira Lopez, MD had 2,265 Medicare Part D claims for 250 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Ricardo Ferreira Lopez, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.5 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.

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