Richard D. Battista, M.D.
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician · Allentown, PA
Richard D. Battista, M.D. is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician with a practice address in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1467444794, issued on Aug 23, 2005. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD056649L, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard D. Battista
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician 207XS0106X
- License number
- MD056649L PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 250 Cetronia Road, Allentown, PA 18104
- Phone
- (610) 973-6200
- Enumerated
- Aug 23, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jan 16, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (610) 973-6546
- Medicaid ID
- 1011551550001 PA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040817001153); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Jefferson Medical College Of Thomas Jefferson University, 1993
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 250 Cetronia Road
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Kenneth Brislin, MDSports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician1922090257
- Jennifer Capobianco, OTHand Occupational Therapist1154317634
- Craig Carvin, PTPhysical Therapist1215923461
- Stuart Cohen, DCChiropractor1427163161
- Patti Connolly, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTPhysician Assistant1992799985
- Robert Corba, D.O.Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician1124016845
Verify Richard D. Battista in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD056649LCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
53% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic hand surgery physician in 2024
88 Medicare Part D claims for 70 beneficiaries, against an average of 186 among the 2,203 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 26 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Methylprednisolone29 claims
- Meloxicam24 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen13 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): 89.8 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,358.84
16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novus Surgical Consultants. The 1,819 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,529.86 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
- Keystone Rehabilitation Systems IncBirdsboro, PA
- Orthopaedic Associates OF AllentownAllentown, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 118 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in Pennsylvania.
Other orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in Pennsylvania
- Jack Abboudi, M.D.Bryn Mawr, PA1790746162
- Clayton AlexanderYork, PA1174961049
- Jovito AngelesYork, PA1073620845
- Stanley Askin, MDElkins Park, PA1497709034
- Marshall Balk, MDWexford, PA1730141342
- Mark BaratzPittsburgh, PA1710986609
- Vincent Battista, MDLancaster, PA1457327868
- Pedro Beredjiklian, MDPhiladelphia, PA1114955689
- Brandon Boyd, M.DPhiladelphia, PA1043674831
- David Bozentka, MDPhiladelphia, PA1750319257
Common questions
What is Richard D. Battista, M.D.'s NPI number?
Richard D. Battista, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1467444794, issued on Aug 23, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard D. Battista, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 250 Cetronia Road, Allentown, PA, 18104. Phone: (610) 973-6200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard D. Battista, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD056649L, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard D. Battista, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard D. Battista, M.D. had 88 Medicare Part D claims for 70 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic hand surgery physician prescribers was 186. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Richard D. Battista, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 89.8 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.
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.