Richard Maurice Alexander, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Syracuse, NY
Richard Maurice Alexander, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Syracuse, New York, and NPI 1578563805, issued on Jul 28, 2005. Check the license (New York 148600, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Maurice Alexander
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License numbers
- 148600 NY
G4515 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 739 Irving Ave, Syracuse, NY 13210
- Phone
- (315) 464-6255
- Enumerated
- Jul 28, 2005
- Record last updated
- Oct 7, 2022
- Fax
- (315) 464-6251
- Medicaid ID
- 1170367-02 TX
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard Maurice Alexander in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 148600Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
81% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
19 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Levetiracetam11 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 95.4 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: $96.04
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. 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.
Richard Maurice Alexander among 446 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in New York
Richard Maurice Alexander, MD is one of 446 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in New York. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 84% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 66% of these records are
- Record last updated2022 · 63% 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 New York 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 New York
There are 446 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in New York.
All 446 in New York → Every provider in Syracuse → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kyril Choumarov, MDSyracuse, NY 132101164525416
- Karikehalli Dilip, MDSyracuse, NY 132101801845656
- Barry Esrig, MDSyracuse, NY 132101326019787
- Gary Green, MDSyracuse, NY 132101780682336
- Bruce Leavitt, MDSyracuse, NY 132101720009871
- Richard Lee, MDSyracuse, NY 132101124053145
- Marek Polomsky, MDSyracuse, NY 132101730192071
- Suhas Pradhan, M.D.Syracuse, NY 132101073573606
Common questions
What is Richard Maurice Alexander, MD's NPI number?
Richard Maurice Alexander, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578563805, issued on Jul 28, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Maurice Alexander, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 739 Irving Ave, Syracuse, NY, 13210. Phone: (315) 464-6255. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Maurice Alexander, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 148600, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard Maurice Alexander, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Maurice Alexander, MD had 19 Medicare Part D claims; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Richard Maurice Alexander, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.4 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.