Richard Scott Russell, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Great Neck, NY
Richard Scott Russell, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Great Neck, New York, and NPI 1598772923, issued on Aug 1, 2006. Check the license (New York 172558, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Scott Russell
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 172558 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 18 Jayson Ave, Great Neck, NY 11021
- Phone
- (516) 773-8002
- Enumerated
- Aug 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 15, 2026
- Fax
- (516) 773-8002
- Medicaid ID
- 01586552 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040423001127); may accept Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard Scott Russell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 172558Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,615 Medicare Part D claims for 502 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 49% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate418 claims
- Erythromycin294 claims
- Latanoprost235 claims
- Restasis144 claims
- Moxifloxacin110 claims
- Xiidra65 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 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: $386.55
13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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 2 group practices
- Optum Medical Care PCMount Kisco, NY
- R S Family Eye Medical Care PCRego Park, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard Scott Russell among 1,822 ophthalmology physician records in New York
Richard Scott Russell, M.D. is one of 1,822 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in New York. 79% 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 16% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 1995 among the 1,215 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 71% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
34 ophthalmology physician records list a practice address in Great Neck
They are 34 of the 2,508 NPPES records with a practice address in Great Neck, and 1,822 ophthalmology physician records in New York.
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Common questions
What is Richard Scott Russell, M.D.'s NPI number?
Richard Scott Russell, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598772923, issued on Aug 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Scott Russell, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 18 Jayson Ave, Great Neck, NY, 11021. Phone: (516) 773-8002. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Scott Russell, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 172558, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard Scott Russell, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Scott Russell, M.D. had 1,615 Medicare Part D claims for 502 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Richard Scott Russell, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.