Richard J. Leone, MD, PHD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Mount Vernon, WA
Richard J. Leone, MD, PHD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Mount Vernon, Washington, and NPI 1821058850, issued on Mar 24, 2006. Check the license (Washington MD00043429, as entered in NPPES) on the Washington Medical Commission; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard J. Leone
- Credential
- MD, PHD
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- MD00043429 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1400 E Kincaid St, Mount Vernon, WA 98274
- Phone
- (360) 428-2586
- Enumerated
- Mar 24, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 23, 2025
- Fax
- (360) 428-6470
- Medicaid ID
- 1019786 WA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040519001594); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Rutgers, Robert Woood Johnson Medical School, 1994
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard J. Leone in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical Commission
Search for license MD00043429Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
72% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
28 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin11 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): 94.7 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: $137.47
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; 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 2 group practices
- Public Hospital Dist NO 1 SkagitMount Vernon, WA
- Scl Health Medical Group - Billings LLCBillings, MT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard J. Leone among 120 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Washington
Richard J. Leone, MD, PHD is one of 120 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Washington. 78% 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 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 49% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2002 among the 77 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 65% 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 Washington 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 Washington
There are 120 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Washington.
All 120 in Washington → Every provider in Mount Vernon → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- William Gaskill, M.DFriday Harbor, WA 982501851636211
- Mark Adams, MDBremerton, WA 983101043202450
- Charles Anderson, M.D.Bremerton, WA 983101669439527
- Robert King, MDBremerton, WA 983101811054018
- William Reed, MDBremerton, WA 983101891789582
- Mark Awolesi, MDBellingham, WA 982251871605485
- James Douglas, M.D.Bellingham, WA 982251588626071
- Scott Louis, M.D.Bellingham, WA 982251356585137
Common questions
What is Richard J. Leone, MD, PHD's NPI number?
Richard J. Leone, MD, PHD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821058850, issued on Mar 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard J. Leone, MD, PHD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1400 E Kincaid St, Mount Vernon, WA, 98274. Phone: (360) 428-2586. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard J. Leone, MD, PHD's license?
NPPES lists Washington license number MD00043429, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington Medical Commission at https://wahelms.my.site.com/s/license-search. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard J. Leone, MD, PHD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard J. Leone, MD, PHD had 28 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Richard J. Leone, MD, PHD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.7 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.