NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Richard Lee Mears, PA-C

Physician Assistant · Tulsa, OK

Richard Lee Mears, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and NPI 1659616936, issued on Nov 28, 2012. Check the license (Oklahoma 2233, as entered in NPPES) with the Oklahoma board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1659616936
Name
Richard Lee Mears
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
2233 OK
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2488 E 81St St Ste 290, Tulsa, OK 74137
Phone
(918) 494-2665
Enumerated
Nov 28, 2012
Record last updated
Oct 6, 2025
Fax
(918) 927-3201
Medicaid ID
200468140A OK
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20130520000519); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 2488 E 81St St Ste 290

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Kasra Ahmadinia, M.DOrthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician1831389865
  2. Thomas Bassham, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1588647002
  3. Cailley Bean, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1740994789
  4. Heather Beloncik, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1285241034
  5. Brett Biggs, DPTPhysical Therapist1609665488
  6. Lexis Blackburn, DPTPhysical Therapist1962980409

Verify Richard Lee Mears in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Oklahoma board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Industry payments in 2024: $562.36

9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Richard Mears$562.36
  2. Specialty average$841.65

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

  1. Advanced Orthopedics OF Oklahoma PLLCJenks, OK

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Richard Lee Mears among 1,870 physician assistant records in Oklahoma

Richard Lee Mears, PA-C is one of 1,870 physician assistant records with a practice address in Oklahoma. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 38% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 38% of these records are older, 59% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated2012 · median 2017 among the 1,246 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Oklahoma practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

393 physician assistant records list a practice address in Tulsa

They are 393 of the 18,643 NPPES records with a practice address in Tulsa, and 1,870 physician assistant records in Oklahoma.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Richard Ferguson, PA-CTulsa, OK 741371942789086
  2. Alfred Gartzke, PA-CTulsa, OK 741371265537757
  3. Emily Hollaway, PA-CTulsa, OK 741371053734681
  4. Rachel Ireton, PA-CTulsa, OK 741371023524766
  5. Stephanie JohnsonTulsa, OK 741371669974754
  6. Sharon Kimberlin, PA-CTulsa, OK 741371740376599
  7. Joseph Mahaffey, PA-CTulsa, OK 741371033458633
  8. Jordan McAuliff, PA-CTulsa, OK 741371679556104

Common questions

What is Richard Lee Mears, PA-C's NPI number?

Richard Lee Mears, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659616936, issued on Nov 28, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Richard Lee Mears, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2488 E 81St St Ste 290, Tulsa, OK, 74137. Phone: (918) 494-2665. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Richard Lee Mears, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists Oklahoma license number 2233, as entered by the provider. Search the Oklahoma board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

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.

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