Richard Matthew Leighton, DO
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Supply, NC
Richard Matthew Leighton, DO is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Supply, North Carolina, and NPI 1861489734, issued on Oct 5, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 9600283, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Matthew Leighton
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License numbers
- 9600283 NC
732 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 20 Medical Campus Dr, Supply, NC 28462
- Phone
- (910) 575-5800
- Enumerated
- Oct 5, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jan 7, 2025
- Fax
- (910) 579-1174
- Medicaid ID
- 89-51630 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041027000461); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine, 1996
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard Matthew Leighton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 9600283Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
1,819 Medicare Part D claims for 539 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were under 1% of claims. 441 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Celecoxib268 claims
- Tramadol Hcl254 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium251 claims
- Gabapentin191 claims
- Amoxicillin147 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl125 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): 70.9 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: $667.13
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Tricoast Surgical Solutions LLC. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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
- Novant Health Medical Group, LLCCharlotte, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard Matthew Leighton among 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records in North Carolina
Richard Matthew Leighton, DO is one of 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 80% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2003 among the 677 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
4 orthopaedic surgery physician records list a practice address in Supply
They are 4 of the 137 NPPES records with a practice address in Supply, and 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records in North Carolina.
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- Ryan Harrell, DOSupply, NC 284621750724167
- John Azzato, MDSouthport, NC 284611811914435
- Mark Foster, MDSouthport, NC 284611609876788
- Thomas Kelso, MDSouthport, NC 284611265570469
- Matthew Landfried, MDSouthport, NC 284611497721153
- Eric Lescault, DOSouthport, NC 284611992772248
Common questions
What is Richard Matthew Leighton, DO's NPI number?
Richard Matthew Leighton, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861489734, issued on Oct 5, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Matthew Leighton, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 20 Medical Campus Dr, Supply, NC, 28462. Phone: (910) 575-5800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Matthew Leighton, DO's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 9600283, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard Matthew Leighton, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Matthew Leighton, DO had 1,819 Medicare Part D claims for 539 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Richard Matthew Leighton, DO's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 70.9 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.