Richard F. Fansler, MD
Surgery Physician · Largo, FL
Richard F. Fansler, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Largo, Florida, and NPI 1528172939, issued on Aug 19, 2006. Check the license (Florida ME67619, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard F. Fansler
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- ME67619 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 12955 Seminole Blvd, Largo, FL 33778
- Phone
- (727) 584-9500
- Enumerated
- Aug 19, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 30, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (727) 393-9502
- Medicaid ID
- 378268900 FL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041014000743); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Florida College Of Medicine, 1984
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 12955 Seminole Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- John Harker, DOOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1013026269
- Mariel Silva Musalem, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1548453954
Verify Richard F. Fansler in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME67619Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
138 Medicare Part D claims for 115 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 91 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen64 claims
- Tramadol Hcl17 claims
- Clopidogrel15 claims
- Cephalexin11 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): 81.6 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: $1,429.77
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Alphatec Spine, Inc. 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 one group practice
- Tampa Bay Surgical Group LLPTampa, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard F. Fansler among 1,887 surgery physician records in Florida
Richard F. Fansler, MD is one of 1,887 surgery physician records with a practice address in Florida. 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 2006, is newer than 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1984 · median 2004 among the 1,170 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 50% 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 Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Florida
There are 1,887 surgery physician records in Florida.
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The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Matthew Reynolds, D.O.Largo, FL 337781760762629
- Prabhu Negi, MDLargo, FL 337771366630105
- Lawrence Williams, D.O.Seminole, FL 337771750666913
- William Bowers, M.D.Pinellas Park, FL 337821134143589
- Glen Lowery, D.O.Largo, FL 337741942204326
- Sherre Spinelli, RNPinellas Park, FL 337821215873914
- Larry Feinman, DOLargo, FL 337701689647273
- Richard Gordon, M.D.Largo, FL 337701235121955
Common questions
What is Richard F. Fansler, MD's NPI number?
Richard F. Fansler, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528172939, issued on Aug 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard F. Fansler, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 12955 Seminole Blvd, Largo, FL, 33778. Phone: (727) 584-9500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard F. Fansler, MD's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME67619, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard F. Fansler, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard F. Fansler, MD had 138 Medicare Part D claims for 115 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Richard F. Fansler, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.6 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.