Richard Nathan Puzzitiello, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Bradenton, FL
Richard Nathan Puzzitiello, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Bradenton, Florida, and NPI 1285293902, issued on Jun 6, 2019. Check the license (Florida ME174076, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Nathan Puzzitiello
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- ME174076 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8000 SR 64 E, Bradenton, FL 34212
- Phone
- (941) 792-1404
- Enumerated
- Jun 6, 2019
- Record last updated
- Sep 23, 2025
- Fax
- (941) 761-0712
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250612003526); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Cincinnati College Of Medicine, 2019
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 8000 SR 64 E
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Jacob BabinecPhysician Assistant1306489943
- Melissa Boyette, M.D.Surgery of the Hand (Plastic Surgery) Physician1831340405
- Eva Brennan, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1821760455
- Richard Bundschu, MDPain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician1841266202
- David Cashen, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1124035696
Verify Richard Nathan Puzzitiello in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME174076Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
80% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
69 Medicare Part D claims for 28 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 24 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl16 claims
- Celecoxib12 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: $4,539.20
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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
- Coastal Orthopedics And Sports Medicine OF Southwest Florida PABradenton, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard Nathan Puzzitiello among 1,470 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Florida
Richard Nathan Puzzitiello, MD is one of 1,470 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Florida. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 93% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 93% of these records are older, 5% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2002 among the 974 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Florida
There are 1,470 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Florida.
All 1,470 in Florida → Every provider in Bradenton → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- David Cashen, MDBradenton, FL 342121124035696
- Patrick Dermarkarian, M.D.Bradenton, FL 342121194067595
- Joshua Greenspoon, MDBradenton, FL 342121689103731
- John Harkess, M.D.Bradenton, FL 342121316237183
- Avinash Kumar, MDBradenton, FL 342121952377061
- Andres O'Daly, M.D.Bradenton, FL 342121831415819
- Robert Otte, M.D.Bradenton, FL 342121942649405
- Matthew Pacana, M.D.Bradenton, FL 342121770932899
Common questions
What is Richard Nathan Puzzitiello, MD's NPI number?
Richard Nathan Puzzitiello, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285293902, issued on Jun 6, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Nathan Puzzitiello, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8000 SR 64 E, Bradenton, FL, 34212. Phone: (941) 792-1404. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Nathan Puzzitiello, MD's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME174076, 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 Nathan Puzzitiello, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Nathan Puzzitiello, MD had 69 Medicare Part D claims for 28 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.