NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Richard Ross Rieske, M.D.

Surgery Physician · Mobile, AL

Richard Ross Rieske, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Mobile, Alabama, and NPI 1720511017, issued on Apr 4, 2017. Check the license (Alabama MD37763, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1720511017
Name
Richard Ross Rieske
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License numbers
MD37763 AL
67972 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1601 Center St, Mobile, AL 36604
Phone
(251) 660-5763
Enumerated
Apr 4, 2017
Record last updated
Aug 20, 2024
Fax
(251) 660-5752
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20241218003947); 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 1601 Center St

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

  1. Ibrahim Ahmed, MD FAAPPediatrics Physician1407952963
  2. Stephanie Aikin, PAMedical Physician Assistant1699856856
  3. Stephen Aita, PHDClinical Neuropsychologist1447989660
  4. Hanna Alemayehu, M.D.Pediatric Surgery Physician1578903480
  5. Osman Altun, MDPediatric Gastroenterology Physician1174905962
  6. John Amburgy, M.D.Neurological Surgery Physician1134485477

Verify Richard Ross Rieske in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
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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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88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

18 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Richard Rieske18
  2. Specialty average147

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): 97.1 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score85.6
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $4,743.76

37 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, 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.

  1. Richard Rieske$4,743.76
  2. Specialty average$3,513.80

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. USA Health Physician Billing Services LLCMobile, AL

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

Richard Ross Rieske among 445 surgery physician records in Alabama

Richard Ross Rieske, M.D. is one of 445 surgery physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 82% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 82% of these records are older, 15% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2003 among the 290 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 56% 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 Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

71 surgery physician records list a practice address in Mobile

They are 71 of the 6,309 NPPES records with a practice address in Mobile, and 445 surgery physician records in Alabama.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Charles Cox, MDMobile, AL 366041306307855
  2. Christopher Dyas, M.D.Mobile, AL 366041730297961
  3. Joseph Galloway, M.D.Mobile, AL 366041174639926
  4. Edward Otts, M.D.Mobile, AL 366041467871533
  5. Mark WardMobile, AL 366041235635921
  6. Barry Ballard, M.D.Mobile, AL 366071881987014
  7. Jeffrey Hannon, M.D.Mobile, AL 366071922026822
  8. Daniel Lane, M.D.Mobile, AL 366071669494191

Common questions

What is Richard Ross Rieske, M.D.'s NPI number?

Richard Ross Rieske, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720511017, issued on Apr 4, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Richard Ross Rieske, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1601 Center St, Mobile, AL, 36604. Phone: (251) 660-5763. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Richard Ross Rieske, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number MD37763, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Richard Ross Rieske, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Richard Ross Rieske, M.D. had 18 Medicare Part D claims; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Richard Ross Rieske, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.1 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.