Richard David Baehler, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Lexington, KY
Richard David Baehler, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Lexington, Kentucky, and NPI 1134257710, issued on Mar 2, 2007. Check the license (Kentucky R0664, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard David Baehler
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- R0664 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1760 Nicholasville RD, Lexington, KY 40503
- Phone
- (859) 277-5711
- Enumerated
- Mar 2, 2007
- Record last updated
- Aug 4, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (859) 277-1487
- Medicaid ID
- 7100058090 KY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080828000631); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Northeastern Ohio University College Of Medicine, 2003
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1760 Nicholasville RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Natalie Anderson, AGACNP-BCAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1639746589
- Virginia Apro, PA-CPhysician Assistant1225416134
- Jacqueline Baker, PA-CPhysician Assistant1285705558
- James Bean, M.D.Neurological Surgery Physician1942205406
- Evan Bennett, PA-CPhysician Assistant1659777688
Verify Richard David Baehler in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license R0664Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
34% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
97 Medicare Part D claims for 83 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 75 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen65 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): 94.2 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: $283.28
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Baxter Healthcare. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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 2 group practices
- Baptist Health Medical Group IncLexington, KY
- Lexington Surgical SpecialistsLexington, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard David Baehler among 459 surgery physician records in Kentucky
Richard David Baehler, M.D. is one of 459 surgery physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 49% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 49% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2005 among the 292 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Kentucky
There are 459 surgery physician records in Kentucky.
All 459 in Kentucky → Every provider in Lexington → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Walid Abou-Jaoude, M.D.Lexington, KY 405031699772707
- Sidney Hopkins, PHD,MDLexington, KY 405031508863697
- Gustavo Huerta, M.D.Lexington, KY 405031134501679
- George Page, MDLexington, KY 405031376540476
- Edwin Rogers, M.D.Lexington, KY 405031932106648
- Matthew Shane, MDLexington, KY 405031407894850
- Glen Simons, M.D.Lexington, KY 405031386641470
- William WittLexington, KY 405031275162349
Common questions
What is Richard David Baehler, M.D.'s NPI number?
Richard David Baehler, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134257710, issued on Mar 2, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard David Baehler, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1760 Nicholasville RD, Lexington, KY, 40503. Phone: (859) 277-5711. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard David Baehler, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number R0664, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard David Baehler, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard David Baehler, M.D. had 97 Medicare Part D claims for 83 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Richard David Baehler, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.2 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.