Richard W. Proudfoot, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Morehead, KY
Richard W. Proudfoot, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Morehead, Kentucky, and NPI 1740202167, issued on Jul 24, 2006. Check the license (Kentucky 20216, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard W. Proudfoot
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 20216 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 425 Clinic Dr, Morehead, KY 40351
- Phone
- (606) 784-7551
- Enumerated
- Jul 24, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 10, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (606) 780-2373
- Medicaid ID
- 64202161 KY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041030000194); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Louisville School Of Dentistry, 1978
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 425 Clinic Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Richard W. Proudfoot in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 20216Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
81% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
28 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 79.8 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $61.61
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- St. Claire Medical Center IncMorehead, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard W. Proudfoot among 459 surgery physician records in Kentucky
Richard W. Proudfoot, M.D. is one of 459 surgery physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 77% 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 18% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 18% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1978 · median 2005 among the 292 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Kentucky
There are 459 surgery physician records in Kentucky.
All 459 in Kentucky → Every provider in Morehead → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jay Burton, M.D.Morehead, KY 403511962420620
- James Lynch, M.D.Morehead, KY 403511114246840
- Jacob Perry, M.D.Morehead, KY 403511063663284
- Mary Phillips, M.D.Morehead, KY 403511912925660
- Amy Tefft, MDMorehead, KY 403511063943074
- David Victor, M.D.Morehead, KY 403511386662104
- William Sutherland, M.D.Mt Sterling, KY 403531790989663
- Joseph Fine, M.D.Paris, KY 403611982601399
Common questions
What is Richard W. Proudfoot, M.D.'s NPI number?
Richard W. Proudfoot, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740202167, issued on Jul 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard W. Proudfoot, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 425 Clinic Dr, Morehead, KY, 40351. Phone: (606) 784-7551. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard W. Proudfoot, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 20216, 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 W. Proudfoot, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard W. Proudfoot, M.D. had 28 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Richard W. Proudfoot, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 79.8 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.