Richard Scott Morehead, MD
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Lexington, KY
Richard Scott Morehead, MD is a critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Lexington, Kentucky, and NPI 1053335570, issued on Jul 27, 2006. Check the license (Kentucky 30761, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Scott Morehead
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RC0200X
- License number
- 30761 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 740 S Limestone L543 KY Clinic, Lexington, KY 40536
- Phone
- (859) 323-5045
- Enumerated
- Jul 27, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 16, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (859) 257-2418
- Medicaid ID
- 64307614 KY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20201207001923); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Oral Roberts University School Of Medicine, 1988
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 740 S Limestone L543 KY Clinic
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Eric Bensadoun, MDCritical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1184631905
- Samantha Mancuso, DNP, APRN, AGACNP-BCAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1396283529
Verify Richard Scott Morehead in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 30761Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
84% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024
108 Medicare Part D claims for 38 beneficiaries, against an average of 696 among the 2,873 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 39% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Azithromycin14 claims
- Incruse Ellipta14 claims
- Prednisone11 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): 90.1 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Charleston Area Medical Center IncHurricane, WV
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in Kentucky
There are 44 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Kentucky.
Other critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Kentucky
- Muhammad Alvi, M.DSomerset, KY1598295529
- Benjamin Bale, DOEdgewood, KY1932562899
- Eric Bensadoun, MDLexington, KY1184631905
- Rolando Berger, MDLexington, KY1700893658
- Jason Bowman, MDLexington, KY1780115550
- Nicholas Brement, MDLouisville, KY1952805111
- Hazim Bukamur, MDLexington, KY1861807489
- Leigh Ann Callahan, MDLexington, KY1396855037
- Erin Camac, D.O.Lexington, KY1154558583
- Paul Evens Gregoire Charles, M.D.Edgewood, KY1578974556
Common questions
What is Richard Scott Morehead, MD's NPI number?
Richard Scott Morehead, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053335570, issued on Jul 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Scott Morehead, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 740 S Limestone L543 KY Clinic, Lexington, KY, 40536. Phone: (859) 323-5045. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Scott Morehead, MD's license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 30761, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard Scott Morehead, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Scott Morehead, MD had 108 Medicare Part D claims for 38 beneficiaries; the average among critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 696. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Richard Scott Morehead, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 90.1 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.