Richard Lloyd Clay, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Huntsville, AL
Richard Lloyd Clay, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Huntsville, Alabama, and NPI 1619960549, issued on Aug 25, 2005. Check the license (Alabama 15210, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Lloyd Clay
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License numbers
- 15210 AL
01092607A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 201 Sivley RD SW, Huntsville, AL 35801
- Phone
- (256) 533-1077
- Enumerated
- Aug 25, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 25, 2024
- Fax
- (256) 533-3379
- Medicaid IDs
- 000027957 AL
300086605 IN
PENDING FL - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101210000688); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of South Alabama College Of Medicine, 1981
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Richard Lloyd Clay in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 15210Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
20% more Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
121 Medicare Part D claims for 38 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 14 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Tartrate12 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: $443.75
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Springhill Physician Practices, IncMobile, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard Lloyd Clay among 75 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Alabama
Richard Lloyd Clay, MD is one of 75 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 87% 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, 80% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
- Graduated1981 · median 1996 among the 59 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 41% 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 Alabama 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 Alabama
There are 75 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Alabama.
All 75 in Alabama → Every provider in Huntsville → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Evan Cohen, M.D.Huntsville, AL 358011235122177
- Juan Gallegos, MDHuntsville, AL 358011073809778
- Shaf Holden, MDHuntsville, AL 358011518161397
- Andres Samayoa, M.D.Huntsville, AL 358011699038497
- Gregory Thomas, M.D.Huntsville, AL 358011083624357
- Frans Vanwagenberg, M.D.Huntsville, AL 358011982999728
- Thomas Washburn, M.D.Huntsville, AL 358011639162571
- Peter Yu, MDHuntsville, AL 358011134393507
Common questions
What is Richard Lloyd Clay, MD's NPI number?
Richard Lloyd Clay, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619960549, issued on Aug 25, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Lloyd Clay, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 201 Sivley RD SW, Huntsville, AL, 35801. Phone: (256) 533-1077. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Lloyd Clay, MD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 15210, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard Lloyd Clay, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Lloyd Clay, MD had 121 Medicare Part D claims for 38 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. 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.