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2026 NPPES data Cardiovascular Disease Physician NPI 1649275462 M.D.
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Richard Taikowski, M.D.

Cardiovascular Disease Physician in Fairfield, Connecticut.

This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 24,810 in Cardiovascular Disease Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.

Federal data, no proprietary rating. We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
8K
Medicare Part D claims · 902 beneficiaries · Cardiovascular Disease Physician avg: 3K
MIPS score
81.5/100
▼ 2 pts below national avg 83.5 · Above neutral
Industry payments
$30.26
1 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
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Compiled from official public sources by the editorial process.

What the federal data shows

Richard Taikowski, M.D. reported a CMS MIPS final score of 81.5/100 - below the 83.5 national average - and filed 7,567 Medicare Part D claims in 2023.

81.5/100
MIPS score · -2 vs avg
8K
Part D claims, 2023
Likely
board-certified (heuristic)
≥32nd
pct among measured MIPS (lower-bound band)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

Richard Taikowski, M.D.'s MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician

CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.

82 ≥ 32nd percentile 32% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands

0–10: 8,684 measured providers (2%). Below this entry. 10–20: 3,008 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 20–30: 3,069 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 30–40: 2,746 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 40–50: 2,928 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,882 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 60–70: 13,906 measured providers (3%). Below this entry. 70–80: 94,570 measured providers (21%). Below this entry. 80–90: 129,887 measured providers (29%). This entry sits in this band. 90+: 189,403 measured providers (42%). Above this entry. This provider 0 100 every measured MIPS clinician, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

The percentile is a conservative whole-score-point band: it counts only measured clinicians in lower score bands. A CMS MIPS metric is not a recommendation or a clinical-quality rating by PlainDoctor. See methodology § corpus placement.

Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023

Where Richard Taikowski, M.D. sits

This provider among cardiovascular disease physician peers

Across the 7,999 cardiovascular disease physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Richard Taikowski, M.D. writes more Part D claims than 90% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 34% - placing this provider in the high-volume, lower-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.

Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile

Lower volume · High qualityHigh volume · High qualityLower volume · Lower qualityHigh volume · Lower quality0255075100023.146.269.392.4Part D claim volume, percentile in specialtyMIPS quality, percentilePoint, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 78 · MIPS quality, percentile: 2Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 52 · MIPS quality, percentile: 22Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 17 · MIPS quality, percentile: 58Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 20 · MIPS quality, percentile: 57Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 92 · MIPS quality, percentile: 35Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 8 · MIPS quality, percentile: 78Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 48 · MIPS quality, percentile: 8Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 3 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 5 · MIPS quality, percentile: 7Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 28 · MIPS quality, percentile: 88Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 88 · MIPS quality, percentile: 30Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 55 · MIPS quality, percentile: 13Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 62 · MIPS quality, percentile: 63Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 95 · MIPS quality, percentile: 38Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 40 · MIPS quality, percentile: 60Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 42 · MIPS quality, percentile: 48Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 72 · MIPS quality, percentile: 68Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 60 · MIPS quality, percentile: 70Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 83 · MIPS quality, percentile: 83Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 33 · MIPS quality, percentile: 17Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 12 · MIPS quality, percentile: 82Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 43 · MIPS quality, percentile: 72Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 15 · MIPS quality, percentile: 50Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 38 · MIPS quality, percentile: 10Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 68 · MIPS quality, percentile: 62Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 0 · MIPS quality, percentile: 65Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 25 · MIPS quality, percentile: 12Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 13 · MIPS quality, percentile: 67Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 57 · MIPS quality, percentile: 18Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 30 · MIPS quality, percentile: 75Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 77 · MIPS quality, percentile: 28Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 7 · MIPS quality, percentile: 42Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 32 · MIPS quality, percentile: 88Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 35 · MIPS quality, percentile: 3Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 10 · MIPS quality, percentile: 15Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 2 · MIPS quality, percentile: 88Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 98 · MIPS quality, percentile: 27Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 50 · MIPS quality, percentile: 85Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 37 · MIPS quality, percentile: 77Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 18 · MIPS quality, percentile: 5Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 100 · MIPS quality, percentile: 45Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 82 · MIPS quality, percentile: 88Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 87 · MIPS quality, percentile: 73Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 47 · MIPS quality, percentile: 88Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 97 · MIPS quality, percentile: 80Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 70 · MIPS quality, percentile: 52Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 53 · MIPS quality, percentile: 55Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 80 · MIPS quality, percentile: 53Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 65 · MIPS quality, percentile: 88Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 22 · MIPS quality, percentile: 88Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 27 · MIPS quality, percentile: 47Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 67 · MIPS quality, percentile: 33Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 75 · MIPS quality, percentile: 40Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 73 · MIPS quality, percentile: 88Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 45 · MIPS quality, percentile: 23Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 85 · MIPS quality, percentile: 20Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 58 · MIPS quality, percentile: 25Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 63 · MIPS quality, percentile: 87Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 23 · MIPS quality, percentile: 42Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 90 · MIPS quality, percentile: 32Richard Taikowski, M.D., Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 90 · MIPS quality, percentile: 34
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile

Each dot is one cardiovascular disease physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Richard Taikowski, M.D.. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.

✓
Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)

Richard Taikowski, M.D. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 2 hospital affiliations - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).

What does the federal data show about Richard Taikowski, M.D.?

Near national average

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 06/17/2005

NPI 1649275462

Primary specialty

Cardiovascular Disease Physician

Mid-sized

24,810 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

7,567 149% vs specialty avg

2023 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 3,033

MIPS final score

81.5/100 2 pts vs avg

Above neutral band

vs 83.5 national avg

Specialty distribution in Connecticut

How Cardiovascular Disease Physician compares to other specialties among Connecticut providers

Connecticut providers
Clinical Social Worker8.4%Student in an Organized Heal…7.7%Physical Therapist4.2%Pharmacist3.9%Internal Medicine Physician3.4%Mental Health Counselor3.2%Cardiovascular Disease Physi…0.5%
Largest specialties in Connecticut (% of in-state providers)

Medicare quality performance, MIPS

Richard Taikowski, M.D.'s 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Cardiovascular Disease Physician national average

Near national average
MIPS Final Score
81.5/100
vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year

MIPS final score (Cardiovascular Disease Physician) - 81.5/100 vs national avg 83.5

0%100%National avg84%81.5%
MIPS final score (Cardiovascular Disease Physician) - 81.5/100 vs national avg 83.5
How MIPS and board certification work

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

Richard Taikowski, M.D. appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Cardiovascular Disease Physician provider holding M.D. credentials at 1305 POST RD, Fairfield, CT, 06824, with a listed phone of (203) 292-2000. NPI 1649275462 was issued on 06/17/2005.

Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 7,567 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 902 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $1.3 million in drug spend. On the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, this provider earned a Final Score of 81.5/100 for the 2023 performance year (Quality 72, Cost 54.4), compared with the 83.5 average among clinicians with a measured score.

Cardiovascular Disease Physician is a mid-sized specialty nationwide, with 24,810 enrolled providers across 54 states and an average of 3,033 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline.

Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist, always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.

Practice Address

1305 POST RD
Fairfield, CT 06824
(203) 292-2000

Provider Details

NPI 1649275462
Specialty Cardiovascular Disease Physician
Credentials M.D.
Gender Male
NPI Issued 06/17/2005

CMS Quality Score (MIPS)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.

81.5328
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
71.9687
Quality
54.3854
Cost
88
Promoting Interoperability

Reporting: Group practice

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where Richard Taikowski, M.D. bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.

Bridgeport Hospital
★★★★☆ 4/5
Bridgeport, CT
Acute Care Hospitals
CMS CCN: 070010
Northeast Medical Group Inc
Shelton, CT

Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).

Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data

The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Richard Taikowski, M.D.. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.

Total received

$30

Largest payer

Recor Medical Inc

Most common payment type

Food and Beverage

Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.

7,567
Total Claims
$1.3M
Total Drug Cost
902
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
20,128
Total Day Supply
601,596
Generic Drug Cost
$160K
Antibiotic Claims
11

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
76.9 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
1.41
Gender Split
49% female / 51% male
Age Distribution
<65: 25, 65-74: 353, 75-84: 362, 85+: 162

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

What Richard Taikowski, M.D. prescribes most

Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023

claims
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File As of 2023
Drug Claims
Metoprolol Succinate
 678
Eliquis
Apixaban
582
Amlodipine Besylate
 570
Rosuvastatin Calcium
 518
Atorvastatin Calcium
 495
Lisinopril
 492
Losartan Potassium
 340
Furosemide
 265
Clopidogrel
Clopidogrel Bisulfate
237
Carvedilol
 230

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

More Cardiovascular Disease Physician in CT → All providers in Connecticut → Compare specialties →

Cardiovascular Disease Physician Overview

How Richard Taikowski, M.D. fits within the Cardiovascular Disease Physician landscape nationally.

24,810
Cardiovascular Disease Physician Providers in US
54
States with Cardiovascular Disease Physician
3,033
Avg Claims per Provider

Richard Taikowski, M.D.'s 7,567 claims are above the specialty average of 3,033.

Nearby Cardiovascular Disease Physician Providers in Connecticut

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Connecticut, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Taikowski.

Dr. Binny Abraham
M.D.
New Haven, CT
Dr. Joseph Abreu
MD
Torrington, CT
Dr. Sneha Agarwalla
MD
Bloomfield, CT
Dr. Elliot Agin
M.D.
Milford, CT
Dr. Keshava Aithal
MD
Middletown, CT

Compare Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Richard Taikowski, M.D.'s specialty? ▼
Richard Taikowski, M.D. specializes in Cardiovascular Disease Physician and practices in Fairfield, Connecticut. Credentials: M.D..
How much does Richard Taikowski, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2023, Richard Taikowski, M.D. wrote 7,567 Medicare Part D claims totaling $1.3M in drug costs for 902 beneficiaries.
What is Richard Taikowski, M.D.'s Medicare quality score? ▼
Richard Taikowski, M.D. has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 81.5/100 (Quality: 72, Cost: 54.4). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Richard Taikowski, M.D. located? ▼
Richard Taikowski, M.D. is located at 1305 POST RD, Fairfield, CT, 06824. Phone: (203) 292-2000.
What is Richard Taikowski, M.D.'s NPI number? ▼
Richard Taikowski, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649275462, issued on 06/17/2005.
How many Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 24,810 Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers across 54 states in the US. The average Cardiovascular Disease Physician provider writes 3,033 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Richard Taikowski, M.D. prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, Richard Taikowski, M.D.'s most frequently prescribed drugs include Metoprolol Succinate, Eliquis, Amlodipine Besylate. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Richard Taikowski, M.D. accept Medicare? ▼
Richard Taikowski, M.D. appears in CMS Medicare data with 7,567 Part D claims and 902 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Richard Taikowski, M.D.'s credentials? ▼
Richard Taikowski, M.D.'s NPI is 1649275462 with credentials M.D.. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

View source datasets and methodology notes
Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Quality Performance
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

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Compiled from official public sources by the editorial process.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.