Richard Lee Amendola, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Vail, CO
Richard Lee Amendola, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Vail, Colorado, and NPI 1588190979, issued on May 4, 2017. Check the license (Colorado DR.0067797, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Lee Amendola
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- DR.0067797 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 181 W Meadow Dr Ste 400, Vail, CO 81657
- Phone
- (970) 476-1100
- Enumerated
- May 4, 2017
- Record last updated
- Aug 17, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230919004009); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard Lee Amendola in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license DR.0067797Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
16 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $1,175.02
16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Conetic Solutions, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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
- Unmc PhysiciansOmaha, NE
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard Lee Amendola among 471 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Colorado
Richard Lee Amendola, M.D. is one of 471 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 87% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 87% of these records are older, 10% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2007 among the 290 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
23 orthopaedic surgery physician records list a practice address in Vail
They are 23 of the 357 NPPES records with a practice address in Vail, and 471 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Colorado.
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The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- John Apostolakos, MD, MPHVail, CO 816571306378419
- Ioanna BoliaVail, CO 816571588168900
- Andrew Geeslin, MDVail, CO 816571891088332
- Jonathan Godin, M.D.Vail, CO 816571376833251
- Craig Haytmanek, MDVail, CO 816571457519795
- Raymond Kim, MDVail, CO 816571861440133
- Joel Matta, M.D.Vail, CO 816571982747549
- Scott Montgomery, M.D.Vail, CO 816571104110998
Common questions
What is Richard Lee Amendola, M.D.'s NPI number?
Richard Lee Amendola, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588190979, issued on May 4, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Lee Amendola, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 181 W Meadow Dr Ste 400, Vail, CO, 81657. Phone: (970) 476-1100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Lee Amendola, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number DR.0067797, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado Medical Board at https://dpo.colorado.gov/Medical. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard Lee Amendola, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Lee Amendola, M.D. had 16 Medicare Part D claims; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.