Rickey Lynn Lents, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Cape Girardeau, MO
Rickey Lynn Lents, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, and NPI 1467453670, issued on Aug 10, 2005. Check the license (Missouri R7G70, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rickey Lynn Lents
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- R7G70 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 48 Doctors Park, Cape Girardeau, MO 63703
- Phone
- (573) 335-8257
- Enumerated
- Aug 10, 2005
- Record last updated
- Feb 24, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (573) 335-8424
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100224000631); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Tennessee, Hsc, College Of Medicine, 1981
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Rickey Lynn Lents in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
Search for license R7G70Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
41% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
203 Medicare Part D claims for 78 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 46 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam119 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen20 claims
- Ibuprofen18 claims
- Tramadol Hcl-Acetaminophen16 claims
- Celecoxib11 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): 92.6 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).
2 hospitals and group practices
- Saint Francis Medical CenterCape Girardeau, MO · Acute Care Hospitals3 of 5 stars
- Health Facilities Rehab Services IncSikeston, MO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Rickey Lynn Lents among 514 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Missouri
Rickey Lynn Lents, MD is one of 514 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 83% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1981 · median 2006 among the 302 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Missouri
There are 514 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Missouri.
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The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Amy Burch, DOCape Girardeau, MO 637031679060024
- James Edwards, M.D.Cape Girardeau, MO 637031023125713
- Patrick Knight, MDCape Girardeau, MO 637031871595264
- Raymond Ritter, MDCape Girardeau, MO 637031164423380
- Brian Schafer, MDCape Girardeau, MO 637031821099037
- William Thorpe, MDCape Girardeau, MO 637031215938436
- Michael Trueblood, MDCape Girardeau, MO 637031356342570
- Andrew Trueblood, M.D.Cape Girardeau, MO 637031811156219
Common questions
What is Rickey Lynn Lents, MD's NPI number?
Rickey Lynn Lents, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1467453670, issued on Aug 10, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rickey Lynn Lents, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 48 Doctors Park, Cape Girardeau, MO, 63703. Phone: (573) 335-8257. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rickey Lynn Lents, MD's license?
NPPES lists Missouri license number R7G70, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Rickey Lynn Lents, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Rickey Lynn Lents, MD had 203 Medicare Part D claims for 78 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Rickey Lynn Lents, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 92.6 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.