Richard Larry Gaston, M.D.
Hospitalist Physician · Florence, KY
Richard Larry Gaston, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Florence, Kentucky, and NPI 1033347075, issued on Jun 29, 2009. Check the license (Kentucky 48502, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Larry Gaston
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- 48502 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4900 Houston RD, Florence, KY 41042
- Phone
- (859) 301-8074
- Enumerated
- Jun 29, 2009
- Record last updated
- Jun 27, 2025
- Fax
- (859) 212-4357
- Medicaid IDs
- 0144763 OH
7100385920 KY
201358060 IN - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150909002532); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4900 Houston RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Jeffrey Beane, REGISTERED NURSERegistered Nurse1184422164
Verify Richard Larry Gaston in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 48502Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
36% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
336 Medicare Part D claims for 180 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 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: food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 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 2 group practices
- Ohio Valley Advanced Medical SolutionsFlorence, KY
- Summit Medical Group IncEdgewood, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard Larry Gaston among 302 hospitalist physician records in Kentucky
Richard Larry Gaston, M.D. is one of 302 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 92% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 32% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 32% of these records are older, 65% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2011 among the 248 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 37% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
26 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Florence
They are 26 of the 1,234 NPPES records with a practice address in Florence, and 302 hospitalist physician records in Kentucky.
All 302 in Kentucky → Every provider in Florence → Hospitalist Physician nationwide →
The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Joseph Agyepong, M.D.Florence, KY 410421164817003
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- Nikki Bonhaus, DOFlorence, KY 410421194187641
- James Conner, M.D.Florence, KY 410421407258536
- Ankit Doshi, MDFlorence, KY 410421447657820
- Edward Krusling, MDFlorence, KY 410421821227570
- Olga Melzer, M.D.Florence, KY 410421740414283
- Ephese Moise, MDFlorence, KY 410421912298076
Common questions
What is Richard Larry Gaston, M.D.'s NPI number?
Richard Larry 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 Larry 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 Larry Gaston, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 48502, 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 Larry Gaston, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Larry Gaston, M.D. had 336 Medicare Part D claims for 180 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Richard Larry Gaston, M.D.'s MIPS final 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), 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.