Ronald L. Spears, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Louisville, KY
Ronald L. Spears, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Louisville, Kentucky, and NPI 1932273174, issued on Nov 20, 2006. Check the license (Kentucky 25916, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ronald L. Spears
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 25916 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8521 Lagrange RD, Louisville, KY 40242
- Phone
- (502) 426-5648
- Enumerated
- Nov 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 14, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (502) 426-5012
- Medicaid ID
- 64259161 KY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120321000619); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Louisville School Of Medicine, 1987
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 8521 Lagrange RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Ronald L. Spears in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 25916Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
58% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
419 Medicare Part D claims for 94 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Hydroxyzine Pamoate27 claims
- Trazodone Hcl25 claims
- Bupropion Xl18 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate18 claims
- Sertraline Hcl15 claims
- Mirtazapine14 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $122.41
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alkermes, Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 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
- Kmi Acquisition LLCLouisville, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ronald L. Spears among 503 psychiatry physician records in Kentucky
Ronald L. Spears, M.D. is one of 503 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 65% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 65% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 45% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 2003 among the 226 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatry Physician providers in Kentucky
There are 503 psychiatry physician records in Kentucky.
All 503 in Kentucky → Every provider in Louisville → Psychiatry Physician nationwide →
The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Margaret Husk, M.D.Louisville, KY 402421386785640
- Christopher Adams, M.DLouisville, KY 402411922049691
- Michelle Fiorella, D.O.Louisville, KY 402411508189986
- Angelita Glean-Francia, MDLouisville, KY 402411164427191
- Michele Hines, M.D.Louisville, KY 402411194797191
- Kellye Singletary, M.D.Louisville, KY 402431063433324
- Michael Thompson, M.D.Louisville, KY 402411457490849
- P Joel Velasco, MDLouisville, KY 402411629073952
Common questions
What is Ronald L. Spears, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ronald L. Spears, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1932273174, issued on Nov 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ronald L. Spears, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8521 Lagrange RD, Louisville, KY, 40242. Phone: (502) 426-5648. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ronald L. Spears, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 25916, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ronald L. Spears, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ronald L. Spears, M.D. had 419 Medicare Part D claims for 94 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.