Richard S. Lazzaro, M.D.
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Toms River, NJ
Richard S. Lazzaro, M.D. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Toms River, New Jersey, and NPI 1881657542, issued on Apr 11, 2006. Check the license (New Jersey 25MA11337900, as entered in NPPES) on the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard S. Lazzaro
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License numbers
- 25MA11337900 NJ
182049 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 67 Route 37 W Ste 200B, Toms River, NJ 08755
- Phone
- (732) 818-3811
- Enumerated
- Apr 11, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 10, 2024
- Fax
- (732) 818-3820
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220831001389); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Albany Medical College Of Union University, 1988
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 67 Route 37 W Ste 200B
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Chelsea ConvissarPhysician Assistant1043959471
- Issam Koleilat, M.D.Vascular Surgery Physician1730340340
- Ryan Meyer, M.D.Vascular Surgery Physician1891157186
Verify Richard S. Lazzaro in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 25MA11337900Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 93.7 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: $16,616.03
45 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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 one group practice
- Barnabas Health Medical Group PCLong Branch, NJ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard S. Lazzaro among 156 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in New Jersey
Richard S. Lazzaro, M.D. is one of 156 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in New Jersey. 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 15% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 38% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated1988 · median 1997 among the 94 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in New Jersey
There are 156 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in New Jersey.
All 156 in New Jersey → Every provider in Toms River → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ramon Cuasay, MDToms River, NJ 087551811975840
- Timothy Hughes, MDToms River, NJ 087551275063240
- James McCaughan, M.D.Toms River, NJ 087551982659553
- Hirak Guha, MDEdison, NJ 088201194813410
- James Heller, M.D.Edison, NJ 088201972546083
- Mohammed Latif, MDEdison, NJ 088201497080055
- Kostantinos Poulikidis, M.D.Edison, NJ 088201689018830
- Aristides Codoyannis, MDLebanon, NJ 088331871565077
Common questions
What is Richard S. Lazzaro, M.D.'s NPI number?
Richard S. Lazzaro, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881657542, issued on Apr 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard S. Lazzaro, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 67 Route 37 W Ste 200B, Toms River, NJ, 08755. Phone: (732) 818-3811. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard S. Lazzaro, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New Jersey license number 25MA11337900, as entered by the provider. Search the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners at https://newjersey.mylicense.com/verification/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
What is Richard S. Lazzaro, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.7 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.