Richard Lochhead, MD
Neurological Surgery Physician · Boise, ID
Richard Lochhead, MD is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Boise, Idaho, and NPI 1578743522, issued on Nov 7, 2007. Check the license (Idaho M-12072, as entered in NPPES) on the Idaho Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Lochhead
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
- License number
- M-12072 ID
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6140 W. Curtisian Ave, Boise, ID 83604
- Phone
- (208) 327-5600
- Enumerated
- Nov 7, 2007
- Record last updated
- May 9, 2022
- Fax
- (208) 327-5602
- Medicaid ID
- 1578743522 ID
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20131016001535); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Columbia University College Of Physicians And Surgeons, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest neurological surgery physician records → All 46 in Idaho → Look up another NPI →
Verify Richard Lochhead in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIdaho Board of Medicine
Search for license M-12072Check 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 neurological surgery physician in 2024
254 Medicare Part D claims for 150 beneficiaries, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Mupirocin112 claims
- Gabapentin53 claims
- Methylprednisolone39 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): 97.6 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: $39.17
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alphatec Spine, Inc. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 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
- Richard Lochhead MD PLLCBoise, ID
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard Lochhead among 46 neurological surgery physician records in Idaho
Richard Lochhead, MD is one of 46 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in Idaho. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 57% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 57% of these records are older, 33% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2003 among the 35 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 39% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a Idaho practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurological Surgery Physician providers in Idaho
There are 46 neurological surgery physician records in Idaho.
All 46 in Idaho → Every provider in Boise → Neurological Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- David Bray, MDBoise, ID 837021114381142
- Roy Frizzell, MDBoise, ID 837021114977600
- Benjamin McGahan, MDBoise, ID 837021427578657
- Bruce Andersen, MDBoise, ID 837041063420792
- Kelly Bridges, M.D.Boise, ID 837041871883660
- Ondrej Choutka, MDBoise, ID 837041265651566
- Michael Hajjar, MDBoise, ID 837041154343309
- Graham Hall, MDBoise, ID 837041730317090
Common questions
What is Richard Lochhead, MD's NPI number?
Richard Lochhead, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578743522, issued on Nov 7, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Lochhead, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6140 W. Curtisian Ave, Boise, ID, 83604. Phone: (208) 327-5600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Lochhead, MD's license?
NPPES lists Idaho license number M-12072, as entered by the provider. Search the Idaho Board of Medicine at https://dopl.idaho.gov/bom/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard Lochhead, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Lochhead, MD had 254 Medicare Part D claims for 150 beneficiaries; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Richard Lochhead, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.6 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.