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.
- 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
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Verify Rick Gaines in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersState Medical Board of Ohio
Search for license 35.142801Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium209 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate174 claims
- Eliquis166 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium134 claims
- Carvedilol131 claims
- 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.
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.
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
- 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.
All 1,009 in Ohio → Every provider in Cincinnati → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Patricio Alzamora Schmatz, MDCincinnati, OH 452361255715967
- George Blake, MDCincinnati, OH 452361174671820
- Rajan Krishnamani, MDCincinnati, OH 452361235197807
- Francisco Lopez Menendez, M.D.Cincinnati, OH 452361578858825
- Daniel Tramuta, M.D.Cincinnati, OH 452361902803612
- David Whang, MDCincinnati, OH 452361619976370
- Syed Ahmed, MDMontgomery, OH 452421336264860
- 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.
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.