Richard L. Hussong
Surgery Physician · Hilton Head, SC
Richard L. Hussong is a surgery physician with a practice address in Hilton Head, South Carolina, and NPI 1568410553, issued on May 4, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 23407, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard L. Hussong
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 23407 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 25 Hospital Center Common, Hilton Head, SC 29926
- Phone
- (843) 681-9489
- Enumerated
- May 4, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 10, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (843) 681-4502
- Medicaid ID
- 234071 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110331000634); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Cincinnati College Of Medicine, 1993
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 25 Hospital Center Common
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Thomas RzeczyckiSurgery Physician1609824507
Verify Richard L. Hussong in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 23407Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
48% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
217 Medicare Part D claims for 139 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 121 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen85 claims
- Tramadol Hcl31 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass20 claims
- Metronidazole17 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl15 claims
- Neomycin Sulfate11 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): 77.3 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: $142.46
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Organogenesis 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 2 group practices
- Cora South Carolina LLCBluffton, SC
- Hilton Head Laparoscopic And General Surgery PAHilton Head Island, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard L. Hussong among 647 surgery physician records in South Carolina
Richard L. Hussong is one of 647 surgery physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 74% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 61% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 52% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 2004 among the 335 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 45% 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 South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
4 surgery physician records list a practice address in Hilton Head
They are 4 of the 242 NPPES records with a practice address in Hilton Head, and 647 surgery physician records in South Carolina.
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The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Christopher Culpepper, M.DHilton Head, SC 299261194012211
- Albert Palatchi, M.D.Hilton Head Island, SC 299261396235628
- Thomas RzeczyckiHilton Head, SC 299261609824507
- Steven Weston, MDHilton Head Island, SC 299261760402093
- Stephen White, MDHilton Head Island, SC 299261730523630
- Carlos Montenegro, MDHampton, SC 299241588613103
- Frank Yang, MDHilton Head, SC 299281538163142
- Robert Brockman, MDBluffton, SC 299101174621767
Common questions
What is Richard L. Hussong's NPI number?
Richard L. Hussong's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568410553, issued on May 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard L. Hussong located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 25 Hospital Center Common, Hilton Head, SC, 29926. Phone: (843) 681-9489. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard L. Hussong's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 23407, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard L. Hussong prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard L. Hussong had 217 Medicare Part D claims for 139 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Richard L. Hussong's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 77.3 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.