Ryan McKay Rich, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Colorado Springs, CO
Ryan McKay Rich, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and NPI 1992720064, issued on Jul 12, 2006. Check the license (Colorado DR.0046281, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ryan McKay Rich
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- DR.0046281 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2770 N Union Blvd, Colorado Springs, CO 80909
- Phone
- (719) 473-9595
- Enumerated
- Jul 12, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 26, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (719) 227-0669
- Medicaid ID
- 67174787 CO
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080823000040); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Saint Louis University School Of Medicine, 2001
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2770 N Union Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Ryan McKay Rich in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license DR.0046281Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
75% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
379 Medicare Part D claims for 154 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 66% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate156 claims
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl123 claims
- Difluprednate17 claims
- Timolol Maleate14 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol13 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine11 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $17.78
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Retina Consultants OF Southern Colorado P CColorado Springs, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ryan McKay Rich among 338 ophthalmology physician records in Colorado
Ryan McKay Rich, MD is one of 338 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 71% 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 20% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 20% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2001 among the 199 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Colorado
There are 338 ophthalmology physician records in Colorado.
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The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- James Barad, M.D.Colorado Springs, CO 809091619911393
- Dean Carlson, M.D.Colorado Springs, CO 809091053357715
- Tucker Dangremond, MDColorado Springs, CO 809091235703067
- Steven Dewey, MDColorado Springs, CO 809091144296922
- Robert Gardner, M.D.Colorado Springs, CO 809091629012307
- Sheron Marshall, MDColorado Springs, CO 809091669462164
- Zachary Mortensen, MDColorado Springs, CO 809091326607128
- Matthew O'Sullivan, MD, PHDColorado Springs, CO 809091831625508
Common questions
What is Ryan McKay Rich, MD's NPI number?
Ryan McKay Rich, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1992720064, issued on Jul 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ryan McKay Rich, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2770 N Union Blvd, Colorado Springs, CO, 80909. Phone: (719) 473-9595. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ryan McKay Rich, MD's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number DR.0046281, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado Medical Board at https://dpo.colorado.gov/Medical. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ryan McKay Rich, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ryan McKay Rich, MD had 379 Medicare Part D claims for 154 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ryan McKay Rich, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.