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2026 NPPES data Vascular Surgery Physician NPI 1255369989 M.D.
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Richard Kubicka, M.D.

Vascular Surgery Physician in Princeton, Minnesota.

This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 4,362 in Vascular Surgery Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.

Federal data, no proprietary rating. We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
166
Medicare Part D claims · 120 beneficiaries · Vascular Surgery Physician avg: 211
Generic prescribing
75%
generic claims · 25% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
81.7/100
▼ 2 pts below national avg 83.5 · Above neutral
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What the federal data shows

Richard Kubicka, M.D. reported a CMS MIPS final score of 81.7/100 - below the 83.5 national average - and filed 166 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.

81.7/100
MIPS score · -2 vs avg
166
Part D claims, 2024
75%
generic prescribing
Likely
board-certified (heuristic)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

Federal trust snapshot

What official records show about Richard Kubicka, M.D.

Federal records show an active NPI with both Medicare prescribing volume and a measured CMS quality score — objective registry data, not patient reviews.

  • Verified

    NPI registry status

    Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1255369989), first enumerated 06/29/2006.

    Source: CMS NPPES

  • Reported

    Medicare Part D participation

    Filed 166 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.

    Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF

  • Reported

    CMS quality reporting (MIPS)

    Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 81.7/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.

    Source: CMS Quality Payment Program

  • Reported

    Board certification signal

    Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.

    Source: NUCC taxonomy + CMS participation heuristic

  • Reported

    Hospital affiliations

    1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.

    Source: CMS Care Compare

  • Not in federal data

    Individual sanction lookup

    PlainDoctor does not publish per-provider disciplinary determinations. Confirm current license and any individual actions through the state medical board or FSMB verification service.

    Source: State medical board / FSMB

This trust snapshot summarizes only what appears in federal CMS/NPPES public records. It is not a composite score, star rating, patient review, or clinical recommendation. PlainDoctor never fabricates reviews or AggregateRating schema.

CMS NPPES provider registry desk

NPI 1255369989 · Vascular Surgery Physician

NPI-10 · ENUM-LEGACY · TAX-NARROW · MIPS-INLINE · RX-LIGHT · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-FINISH

  • NPI-10 1255369989
  • ENUM-LEGACY 2006
  • TAX-NARROW 4,362
  • MIPS-INLINE 81.7/100
  • RX-LIGHT 166
  • BOOK-THIN 68 in Minnesota
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kevin Robinson, M.D. · ±0.1

MIPS final-score neighbourhood

Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity

MIPS pts

What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).

Source CMS Quality Payment Program (MIPS) As of 2023

Richard Kubicka, M.D.'s MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician

CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.

82 ≥ 32nd percentile 32% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands

0–10: 8,684 measured providers (2%). Below this entry. 10–20: 3,008 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 20–30: 3,069 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 30–40: 2,746 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 40–50: 2,928 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,882 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 60–70: 13,906 measured providers (3%). Below this entry. 70–80: 94,570 measured providers (21%). Below this entry. 80–90: 129,887 measured providers (29%). This entry sits in this band. 90+: 189,403 measured providers (42%). Above this entry. This provider 0 100 every measured MIPS clinician, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

The percentile is a conservative whole-score-point band: it counts only measured clinicians in lower score bands. A CMS MIPS metric is not a recommendation or a clinical-quality rating by PlainDoctor. See methodology § corpus placement.

Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023

Where Richard Kubicka, M.D. sits

This provider among vascular surgery physician peers

Across the 1,225 vascular surgery physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Richard Kubicka, M.D. writes more Part D claims than 55% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 32% - placing this provider in the high-volume, lower-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.

Lower volume · High qualityHigh volume · High qualityLower volume · Lower qualityHigh volume · Lower quality0255075100024.448.873.297.7Part D claim volume, percentile in specialtyMIPS quality, percentilePoint, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 92 · MIPS quality, percentile: 50Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 78 · MIPS quality, percentile: 67Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 43 · MIPS quality, percentile: 38Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 37 · MIPS quality, percentile: 55Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 28 · MIPS quality, percentile: 8Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 58 · MIPS quality, percentile: 5Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 22 · MIPS quality, percentile: 37Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 97 · MIPS quality, percentile: 90Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 75 · MIPS quality, percentile: 17Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 42 · MIPS quality, percentile: 23Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 10 · MIPS quality, percentile: 80Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 30 · MIPS quality, percentile: 82Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 87 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 50 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 98 · MIPS quality, percentile: 45Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 17 · MIPS quality, percentile: 32Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 53 · MIPS quality, percentile: 60Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 23 · MIPS quality, percentile: 42Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 78 · MIPS quality, percentile: 93Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 55 · MIPS quality, percentile: 3Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 35 · MIPS quality, percentile: 82Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 38 · MIPS quality, percentile: 28Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 27 · MIPS quality, percentile: 2Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 7 · MIPS quality, percentile: 62Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 90 · MIPS quality, percentile: 67Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 77 · MIPS quality, percentile: 72Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 57 · MIPS quality, percentile: 20Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 68 · MIPS quality, percentile: 20Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 62 · MIPS quality, percentile: 57Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 70 · MIPS quality, percentile: 7Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 18 · MIPS quality, percentile: 73Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 60 · MIPS quality, percentile: 93Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 15 · MIPS quality, percentile: 35Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 82 · MIPS quality, percentile: 53Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 32 · MIPS quality, percentile: 93Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 40 · MIPS quality, percentile: 58Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 100 · MIPS quality, percentile: 47Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 72 · MIPS quality, percentile: 30Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 2 · MIPS quality, percentile: 88Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 48 · MIPS quality, percentile: 10Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 83 · MIPS quality, percentile: 42Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 33 · MIPS quality, percentile: 15Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 25 · MIPS quality, percentile: 12Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 85 · MIPS quality, percentile: 77Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 65 · MIPS quality, percentile: 52Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 73 · MIPS quality, percentile: 93Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 10 · MIPS quality, percentile: 65Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 8 · MIPS quality, percentile: 48Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 13 · MIPS quality, percentile: 75Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 3 · MIPS quality, percentile: 25Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 95 · MIPS quality, percentile: 87Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 93 · MIPS quality, percentile: 18Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 20 · MIPS quality, percentile: 67Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 45 · MIPS quality, percentile: 32Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 3 · MIPS quality, percentile: 78Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 88 · MIPS quality, percentile: 93Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 0 · MIPS quality, percentile: 27Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 52 · MIPS quality, percentile: 13Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 47 · MIPS quality, percentile: 63Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 63 · MIPS quality, percentile: 82Richard Kubicka, M.D., Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 55 · MIPS quality, percentile: 32
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile

Each dot is one vascular surgery physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Richard Kubicka, M.D.. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.

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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)

Richard Kubicka, M.D. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).

What does the federal data show about Richard Kubicka, M.D.?

Near national average

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 06/29/2006

NPI 1255369989

Primary specialty

Vascular Surgery Physician

Niche

4,362 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

166 21% vs specialty avg

2024 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 211

MIPS final score

81.7/100 1.8 pts vs avg

Above neutral band

vs 83.5 national avg

Specialty distribution in Minnesota

How Vascular Surgery Physician compares to other specialties among Minnesota providers

Minnesota providers
Behavior Technician12%Clinical Social Worker4.7%Physical Therapist4%Pharmacist3.7%Student in an Organized Heal…3.4%Mental Health Counselor3.1%Vascular Surgery Physician0.1%
Largest specialties in Minnesota (% of in-state providers)

Medicare quality performance, MIPS

Richard Kubicka, M.D.'s 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Vascular Surgery Physician national average

Near national average
MIPS Final Score
81.7/100
vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
0%100%National avg84%81.7%
MIPS final score (Vascular Surgery Physician) - 81.7/100 vs national avg 83.5
How MIPS and board certification work

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

Practice Address

919 NORTHLAND DR
Princeton, MN 55371
(763) 389-3344

Provider Details

NPI 1255369989
Specialty Vascular Surgery Physician
Credentials M.D.
Gender Male
NPI Issued 06/29/2006

CMS Quality Score (MIPS)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.

81.7216
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
69.8683
Quality
59.7305
Cost
100
Promoting Interoperability

Reporting: Group practice

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where Richard Kubicka, M.D. bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.

Fairview Express Care
Maple Grove, MN

Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).

Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Above average

Richard Kubicka, M.D. - brand share 25.0%
Vascular Surgery Physician average

25% brand-name claims vs 75% generic, on 166 2024 Medicare Part D claims.

The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.

166
Total Claims
$3K
Total Drug Cost
120
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
184
Total Day Supply
1,444
Brand vs Generic
25% brand / 75% generic
Brand Drug Cost
$1K
Generic Drug Cost
$1K
Opioid Claims
35 (21.1% rate)
Antibiotic Claims
13

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
72.1 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
1.62
Gender Split
54% female / 46% male
Age Distribution
<65: 13, 65-74: 63, 75-84: N/A, 85+: N/A

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

What Richard Kubicka, M.D. prescribes most

Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024

claims
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File As of 2024
Drug Claims
Peg-3350 And Electrolytes
Peg3350/Sod Sulf,bicarb,cl/Kcl
39
Gavilyte-G
Peg3350/Sod Sulf,bicarb,cl/Kcl
26
Oxycodone Hcl
 22
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen
Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen
12

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

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Vascular Surgery Physician Overview

How Richard Kubicka, M.D. fits within the Vascular Surgery Physician landscape nationally.

4,362
Vascular Surgery Physician Providers in US
53
States with Vascular Surgery Physician
211
Avg Claims per Provider

Richard Kubicka, M.D.'s 166 claims are below the specialty average of 211.

Nationwide Vascular Surgery Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year

Two federal-record peer sets for Kubicka, both outside Minnesota so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.

Similar MIPS final score

Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (81.7 here).

Kevin Robinson 81.6 WA Suzanne Gozdanovic 81.6 FL Vivian Torres 81.6 FL Saideep Bose 81.6 WA

Same NPPES enumeration year (2006)

Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.

Mark Mattos Flint, MI Joshua Bernheim Ridgewood, NJ Karl Clayson Carmichael, CA James Skydell Santa Monica, CA

Nearby Vascular Surgery Physician Providers in Minnesota

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Minnesota, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Kubicka.

One of 68 Vascular Surgery Physician providers enrolled in Minnesota, 5 are shown here.

Dr. Peter Alden
M.D.
Minneapolis, MN
Dr. Jason Alexander
MD
Minneapolis, MN
Dr. Peter Anderson
MD
Rochester, MN
Dr. Rachel Andrie
MD
Minneapolis, MN
Dr. Guilherme Baumgardt Barbosa Lima
MD, PHD
Rochester, MN

Compare Vascular Surgery Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Richard Kubicka, M.D.'s specialty? ▼
Richard Kubicka, M.D. specializes in Vascular Surgery Physician and practices in Princeton, Minnesota. Credentials: M.D..
How much does Richard Kubicka, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Richard Kubicka, M.D. wrote 166 Medicare Part D claims totaling $3K in drug costs for 120 beneficiaries.
What is Richard Kubicka, M.D.'s Medicare quality score? ▼
Richard Kubicka, M.D. has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 81.7/100 (Quality: 69.9, Cost: 59.7). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Richard Kubicka, M.D. located? ▼
Richard Kubicka, M.D. is located at 919 NORTHLAND DR, Princeton, MN, 55371. Phone: (763) 389-3344.
What is Richard Kubicka, M.D.'s NPI number? ▼
Richard Kubicka, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255369989, issued on 06/29/2006.
Does Richard Kubicka, M.D. prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Richard Kubicka, M.D.'s prescribing is 25% brand-name and 75% generic drugs by claim count, with $1K in brand drug costs.
Does Richard Kubicka, M.D. prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Richard Kubicka, M.D. had 35 opioid claims in 2024 with an opioid prescribing rate of 21.1%.
How many Vascular Surgery Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 4,362 Vascular Surgery Physician providers across 53 states in the US. The average Vascular Surgery Physician provider writes 211 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Richard Kubicka, M.D. prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Richard Kubicka, M.D.'s most frequently prescribed drugs include Peg-3350 And Electrolytes, Gavilyte-G, Oxycodone Hcl. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Richard Kubicka, M.D. accept Medicare? ▼
Richard Kubicka, M.D. appears in CMS Medicare data with 166 Part D claims and 120 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Richard Kubicka, M.D.'s credentials? ▼
Richard Kubicka, M.D.'s NPI is 1255369989 with credentials M.D.. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

View source datasets and methodology notes
Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Quality Performance
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Disclaimer: Data from CMS NPPES and Medicare Part D. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Provider information is self-reported and may not be current. Always verify information directly with the provider. About · Methodology

Compiled from official public sources by the editorial process.

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 August 2026.