Richard Gaston, M.D.
Addiction Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician · Florence, KY
Richard Gaston, M.D. is an addiction medicine (preventive medicine) physician with a practice address in Florence, Kentucky, and NPI 1033347075, issued on Jun 29, 2009. Check the license on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Gaston
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Addiction Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician 2083A0300X
- Practice location
- 4900 Houston RD, Florence, KY 41042
- Phone
- (859) 301-8074
- Enumerated
- Jun 29, 2009
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 4900 Houston RD
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Verify Richard Gaston in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical LicensureCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
64% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average addiction medicine (preventive medicine) physician in 2024
336 Medicare Part D claims for 180 beneficiaries, against an average of 929 among the 254 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 26 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Doxycycline Hyclate33 claims
- Prednisone27 claims
- Cephalexin14 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate13 claims
- Eliquis12 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass11 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 90.4 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: $22.24
1 payment, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 126 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,647.48 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.
2 hospital and facility affiliations
- Ohio Valley Advanced Medical SolutionsFlorence, KY
- Summit Medical Group IncEdgewood, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Addiction Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician providers in Kentucky
There are 10 addiction medicine (preventive medicine) physician records in Kentucky.
Other addiction medicine (preventive medicine) physician records in Kentucky
- Bradley Buckingham, M.D.Lexington, KY1588953913
- Kelly Cooper, MDLouisville, KY1356509368
- Anita Cornett, MDManchester, KY1770553463
- Leslie Dally, DOBowling Green, KY1306093877
- Wilson Eseme, M.D.Louisville, KY1063651974
- John Farmer, MDLouisville, KY1285703454
- Florence Melio, M.D.Lexington, KY1417042821
- Julia Schroeder, M.D.Louisville, KY1013901040
- Christina Wise, M.D.Covington, KY1730342635
Common questions
What is Richard Gaston, M.D.'s NPI number?
Richard Gaston, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1033347075, issued on Jun 29, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Gaston, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4900 Houston RD, Florence, KY, 41042. Phone: (859) 301-8074. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Gaston, M.D.'s license?
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 Gaston, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Gaston, M.D. had 336 Medicare Part D claims for 180 beneficiaries; the average among addiction medicine (preventive medicine) physician prescribers was 929. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Richard Gaston, M.D.'s Medicare quality score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 90.4 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.