Richard George Pigeon, MD, PHD
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician · Clearwater, FL
Richard George Pigeon, MD, PHD is an orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician with a practice address in Clearwater, Florida, and NPI 1548212582, issued on May 17, 2006. Check the license (Florida ME0076624, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard George Pigeon
- Credential
- MD, PHD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician 207XS0117X
- License number
- ME0076624 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 430 Morton Plant St, Clearwater, FL 33756
- Phone
- (727) 461-6026
- Enumerated
- May 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 9, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (727) 461-1492
- Medicaid ID
- 257116100 FL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060808000347); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Yale University School Of Medicine, 1997
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 430 Morton Plant St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Andres Anais, PASurgical Physician Assistant1568645208
- Michael Andriola, M.D.Neurology Physician1144279985
- Ajay Arora, M.D.Neurology Physician1306895149
- Craig Barkley, M.D.Urology Physician1831189448
- Shannon Barsema, PHDClinical Neuropsychologist1104180280
- Ann Bigatel-WykoffPediatric Occupational Therapist1598990830
Verify Richard George Pigeon in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME0076624Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
7% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician in 2024
353 Medicare Part D claims for 120 beneficiaries, against an average of 381 among the 1,714 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 206 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen117 claims
- Methylprednisolone73 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen48 claims
- Tramadol Hcl41 claims
- Gabapentin26 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl14 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $277.20
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 1,726 providers of this specialty with any payment received $34,071.55 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
- Tallahassee Orthopedic Clinic III PLClearwater, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician providers in Florida
There are 164 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in Florida.
Other orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in Florida
- Abimbola Afolabi, MDOrlando, FL1568697951
- Milad Alam, M.D.Boca Raton, FL1699118869
- Jorge Alfonso-Cepeda, MDMiami, FL1730525619
- Andrew Appel, M.D.Orlando, FL1538102124
- Jahangir Asghar, M.D.Plantation, FL1154448975
- Harold Bach, MDWest Palm Beach, FL1215940838
- Daniel Baluch, MDBoynton Beach, FL1356661680
- Michael Barnum, MDTavares, FL1154332377
- G Baynham, M.D.Jupiter, FL1497776066
- Johnny Benjamin, M.D.Vero Beach, FL1265464168
Common questions
What is Richard George Pigeon, MD, PHD's NPI number?
Richard George Pigeon, MD, PHD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548212582, issued on May 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard George Pigeon, MD, PHD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 430 Morton Plant St, Clearwater, FL, 33756. Phone: (727) 461-6026. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard George Pigeon, MD, PHD's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME0076624, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard George Pigeon, MD, PHD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard George Pigeon, MD, PHD had 353 Medicare Part D claims for 120 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician prescribers was 381. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions 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.
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.