Richard Mahlon Unger, M.D.
Neurology Physician · Melbourne, FL
Richard Mahlon Unger, M.D. is a neurology physician with a practice address in Melbourne, Florida, and NPI 1730155961, issued on Feb 27, 2006. Check the license (Florida ME80168, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Mahlon Unger
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License number
- ME80168 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 116 Silver Palm Ave, Melbourne, FL 32901
- Phone
- (321) 725-6999
- Enumerated
- Feb 27, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 13, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (321) 725-6981
- Medicaid ID
- 259417000 FL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060209000231); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical University Of South Carolina College Of Medicine, 1996
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Richard Mahlon Unger in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME80168Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average neurology physician in 2024
3,681 Medicare Part D claims for 482 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 58 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin241 claims
- Carbidopa-Levodopa196 claims
- Memantine Hcl175 claims
- Donepezil Hcl171 claims
- Clopidogrel158 claims
- Sertraline Hcl124 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $133.86
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Eisai Inc. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 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
- H2 Rehabilitation Services OF Florida LLCWest Melbourne, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Richard Mahlon Unger, M.D.'s NPI number?
Richard Mahlon Unger, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730155961, issued on Feb 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Mahlon Unger, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 116 Silver Palm Ave, Melbourne, FL, 32901. Phone: (321) 725-6999. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Mahlon Unger, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME80168, 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 Mahlon Unger, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Mahlon Unger, M.D. had 3,681 Medicare Part D claims for 482 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Richard Mahlon Unger, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.