NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Rick Gaines, M.D.

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Cincinnati, OH

Rick Gaines, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Cincinnati, Ohio, and NPI 1437544400, issued on Apr 6, 2015. Check the license (Ohio 35.142801, as entered in NPPES) on the State Medical Board of Ohio; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1437544400
Name
Rick Gaines
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License numbers
35.142801 OH
125066360 IL
4301115369 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
8240 Northcreek Dr Ste 4300, Cincinnati, OH 45236
Phone
(513) 246-2400
Enumerated
Apr 6, 2015
Record last updated
Aug 19, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20210825003942); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Loyola University Of Chicago, Stritch School Of Medicine, 2015
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersState Medical Board of Ohio
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18% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

2,512 Medicare Part D claims for 540 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 22% of claims.

  1. Rick Gaines2,512
  2. Specialty average3,078

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium209 claims
  2. Metoprolol Succinate174 claims
  3. Eliquis166 claims
  4. Rosuvastatin Calcium134 claims
  5. Carvedilol131 claims
  6. Amlodipine Besylate123 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 90.4 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 score80.8
  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: $396.12

30 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Rick Gaines$396.12
  2. Specialty average$3,819.56

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. Trihealth H LLCMontgomery, OH

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

Rick Gaines among 1,009 cardiovascular disease physician records in Ohio

Rick Gaines, M.D. is one of 1,009 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Ohio. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 85% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 85% of these records are older, 13% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 1998 among the 680 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Ohio

There are 1,009 cardiovascular disease physician records in Ohio.

The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Patricio Alzamora Schmatz, MDCincinnati, OH 452361255715967
  2. George Blake, MDCincinnati, OH 452361174671820
  3. Rajan Krishnamani, MDCincinnati, OH 452361235197807
  4. Francisco Lopez Menendez, M.D.Cincinnati, OH 452361578858825
  5. Daniel Tramuta, M.D.Cincinnati, OH 452361902803612
  6. David Whang, MDCincinnati, OH 452361619976370
  7. Syed Ahmed, MDMontgomery, OH 452421336264860
  8. Asimul Ansari, MDCincinnati, OH 452421376528919

Common questions

What is Rick Gaines, M.D.'s NPI number?

Rick Gaines, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437544400, issued on Apr 6, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Rick Gaines, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8240 Northcreek Dr Ste 4300, Cincinnati, OH, 45236. Phone: (513) 246-2400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Rick Gaines, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Ohio license number 35.142801, as entered by the provider. Search the State Medical Board of Ohio at https://elicense.ohio.gov/oh_verifylicense. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Rick Gaines, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Rick Gaines, M.D. had 2,512 Medicare Part D claims for 540 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Rick Gaines, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 90.4 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.

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