Dr. Richard Nathan Puzzitiello , MD
Orthopaedic Surgery β’ Bradenton, FL
8000 Sr 64 E
Bradenton, FL 342127703
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Dr. Richard Puzzitiello is listed in NPPES under Orthopaedic Surgery.
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NPI assigned on June 6, 2019; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 28 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers β by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Oxycodone Hcl β 16 prescription fills, including refills.
- Celecoxib β 12 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers β by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See the full table Β· Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Fewer Part D prescriptions than 90% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Bradenton, FL (2024, 18 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 325. Middle half: 189 to 649.
Fewer Part D prescriptions than 90% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Florida (2024, 886 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 263. Middle half: 82 to 561.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers β by Provider and Drug, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part D prescriptions went from 47 in 2020 to 28 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers β by Provider and Drug, 2020β2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
8000 Sr 64 E
Bradenton, FL 342127703
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
NPPES lists 2 distinct additional practice-address records in Bradenton, FL; Lakewood Ranch, FL. See the list
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry, practice location records; release date unavailable.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Coastal Orthopedics And Sports Medicine Of Southwest Florida Pa. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
University Of Cincinnati College Of Medicine
2019
What Public CMS Data Show
Orthopaedic Surgery: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
30-day fills
30 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$517 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers β by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $7,452.77 across 41 records.
By nature of payment
- Grant: $3,750.00 across 1 record.
- Travel and Lodging: $2,012.21 across 11 records.
- Food and Beverage: $1,690.56 across 29 records.
Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 6)
- Smith+Nephew, Inc.: $3,859.74 across 3 records.
- Stryker Corporation: $2,031.62 across 23 records.
- Arthrex, Inc.: $1,164.22 across 11 records.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
7 years (graduated 2019)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2019 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2019
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, βDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?β
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Puzzitiello has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Puzzitiello as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Bradenton and Florida
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
Fewer Part D prescriptions than 90% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Bradenton, FL (2024, 18 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 325. Middle half: 189 to 649.
Fewer Part D prescriptions than 90% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Florida (2024, 886 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 263. Middle half: 82 to 561.
Part D drug cost
A lower Part D drug cost than 80% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Bradenton, FL (2024, 18 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $2,077. Middle half: $930 to $5,198.
A lower Part D drug cost than 75% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Florida (2024, 886 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $2,152. Middle half: $610 to $6,138.
25 active clinicians are listed under Orthopaedic Surgery with a practice address in Bradenton, FL (1,473 in Florida).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Bradenton
12% of these 25 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
56% of these 25 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions decreased 40% from 47 in 2020 to 28 in 2024.
- 2020: 47
- 2021: 14
- 2022: 19
- 2024: 28
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30-day fills
30-day fills decreased 37% from 47 in 2020 to 30 in 2024.
- 2020: 47
- 2021: 14
- 2022: 19
- 2024: 30
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost went from $190 in 2020 to $517 in 2024.
- 2020: $190
- 2021: $70
- 2022: $60
- 2024: $517
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $593.85 in 2021 to $7,452.77 in 2025.
- 2021: $593.85
- 2022: $285.01
- 2023: $1,670.02
- 2024: $4,539.20
- 2025: $7,452.77
Sources: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 β December 31, 2025): 41 records totaling $7,452.77.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Smith+Nephew, Inc. |
Grant
Cash or cash equivalent
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β | General | $3,750.00 |
| Stryker Corporation |
Travel and Lodging
Cash or cash equivalent
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PROCINCH | General | $386.72 |
| Stryker Corporation |
Travel and Lodging
Cash or cash equivalent
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INSPACE | General | $307.65 |
| Arthrex, Inc. |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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β | General | $244.20 |
| Arthrex, Inc. |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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β | General | $244.20 |
| Arthrex, Inc. |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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β | General | $244.20 |
| Arthrex, Inc. |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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β | General | $199.62 |
| Coastal Medical Technologies LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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β | General | $161.99 |
| Stryker Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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INSPACE | General | $160.44 |
| Stryker Corporation |
Travel and Lodging
Cash or cash equivalent
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AEQUALIS ASCEND FLEX | General | $150.75 |
| Stryker Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ALPHAVENT | General | $125.81 |
| Stryker Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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AEQUALIS FLEX REVIVE | General | $120.82 |
| Stryker Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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INSPACE | General | $109.57 |
| EXACTECH, INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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EQUINOXE PHX SYSTEM | General | $107.44 |
| Stryker Corporation |
Travel and Lodging
Cash or cash equivalent
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INSPACE | General | $96.24 |
| Stryker Corporation |
Travel and Lodging
Cash or cash equivalent
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INSPACE | General | $90.27 |
| Coastal Medical Technologies LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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β | General | $80.01 |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Q-FIX | General | $77.64 |
| Stryker Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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INSPACE | General | $58.67 |
| Stryker Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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INSPACE | General | $51.82 |
| Stryker Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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PROCINCH | General | $50.26 |
| Stryker Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ALPHAVENT | General | $48.29 |
| Vericel Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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MACI | General | $47.75 |
| Stryker Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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1788 | General | $46.17 |
| Arthrex, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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β | General | $40.00 |
(top 25 shown)
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Oxycodone Hcl | Oxycodone Hcl | 16 | 82 | $46.87 | 15 |
| Celecoxib | Celecoxib | 12 | 277 | $470.34 | 12 |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2025-09-23NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207X00000X
An orthopaedic surgeon is trained in the preservation, investigation and restoration of the form and function of the extremities, spine and associated structures by medical, surgical and physical means. An orthopaedic surgeon is involved with the care of patients whose musculoskeletal problems include congenital deformities, trauma, infections, tumors, metabolic disturbances of the musculoskeletal system, deformities, injuries and degenerative diseases of the spine, hands, feet, knee, hip, shoulder and elbow in children and adults. An orthopaedic surgeon is also concerned with primary and secondary muscular problems and the effects of central or peripheral nervous system lesions of the musculoskeletal system.
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY
I20250612003526
FL
0749515633
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Coastal Orthopedics And Sports Medicine Of Southwest Florida Pa
8000 Sr 64, Bradenton, FL 34212
Phone: 9417921404
Secondary Practice Locations
8340 Lakewood Ranch Blvd Ste 300
Lakewood Ranch, FL 342025046
Phone: 9417921404
6202 17th Ave W
Bradenton, FL 342097838
Phone: 9417921404
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Physical Therapist
Registered Physical Therapist
Physical Therapist - Orthopedic
Physical Therapist, Doctor of Physical Therapy
Physician Assistant
Plastic Surgery - Surgery of the Hand
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Physician Assistant - Surgical
Physician Assistant (Certified)
Anesthesiology - Pain Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 8000 SR 64 E, BRADENTON, FL 342127703 (Tel: 9417921404)
Registered at 8000 SR 64 E, BRADENTON, FL 342127703 (Tel: 9417921404)
Orthopaedic Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: FL ME174076)
Registered at 590 S WAKARA WAY RM A0058, SALT LAKE CITY, UT 841081200 (Tel: 8015812121)
Registered at 590 S WAKARA WAY RM A0058, SALT LAKE CITY, UT 841081200 (Tel: 8015812121)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 800 WASHINGTON ST, BOSTON, MA 021111552 (Tel: 6176365172)
Registered at 110 BEVERLY ST APT 805, BOSTON, MA 021142345 (Tel: 4406230359)
Recorded as RICHARD PUZZITIELLO, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: MA 279562)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Orthopaedic Surgery Specialists in Bradenton
- Dr. Steven Schafer, MD
- Dr. William Tontz, MD
- Dr. Arthur Valadie, MD
- Dr. Alan Valadie, MD
- Dr. Amir Boubekri, MD
- Dr. Robert Otte, MD
Mailing Address
8000 Sr 64 E
Bradenton, FL 342127703
Phone: 9417921404