RICHARD LLOYD CLAY MD
NPI 1619960549
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) in Huntsville, AL
About Richard Lloyd Clay Md NPPES
Official registry information on file with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System.
RICHARD LLOYD CLAY MD (NPI 1619960549) is an individual thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) provider in Huntsville, Alabama, licensed in Alabama (15210) and active in the NPI registry since August 2005. He is enrolled in Medicare PECOS, maintains 2 additional practice locations, and is a graduate of University Of South Alabama College Of Medicine (1981).
NPPES Registry Identity
Specialties & Licenses
Secondary Practice Locations 2
Other Identifiers 3
Accepted Insurance
Medicare Participation & PECOS CMS
Medicare enrollment, assignment, billing reassignment, and ordering and referring status from CMS.
Medicare Enrollment Status
Enrolled in Medicare and accepts Medicare assignment
Richard Lloyd Clay Md is registered in PECOS and agrees to accept the Medicare-approved amount as full payment. Medicare patients are not billed beyond the standard deductible and coinsurance.
Medicare Billing Reassignments
5Medicare enrollment records show Richard Clay reassigns Medicare billing to 5 organizations. Each organization bills Medicare for the services this provider delivers there; the nearest is listed first.
Huntsville, AL 35801
- Reassigned Medicare billing, Alabama enrollment
- 103 clinicians in this Medicare group
Mobile, AL 36608
- Reassigned Medicare billing, Alabama enrollment
- Medicare enrollment name: Springhill Physician Practices, Inc
- 19 clinicians in this Medicare group
Pensacola, FL 32503
- Reassigned Medicare billing, Alabama and Florida enrollments
- 24 clinicians in this Medicare group
Bloomington, IN 47408
- Reassigned Medicare billing, Indiana enrollment
- 783 clinicians in this Medicare group
Indianapolis, IN 46202
- Reassigned Medicare billing, Indiana enrollment
- 5,212 clinicians in this Medicare group
Source: CMS Revalidation Reassignment List, October 2026 release. Reassignment records can lag staffing changes; confirm a current affiliation with the organization.
Physician Visit Costs CMS claims · ZIP area
Typical Medicare office-visit costs in the 35801 ZIP code area, from fee-for-service claims. These are area statistics, not this provider’s prices; actual charges vary by service and coverage.
Medicare Quality Performance CMS QPP · MIPS
Performance in the CMS Quality Payment Program: the MIPS final score across four weighted categories, and the individual quality measures reported to Medicare.
Reported Quality Measures
Referred Medical Equipment & Supplies CMS DME claims 2
Durable medical equipment, devices and supplies this provider ordered from DME suppliers for patients, from Medicare fee-for-service claims.
Other Providers at the Same Location NPPES 20
Providers registered at the same practice address, or within the immediate area, according to the NPPES registry.
HUNTSVILLE, AL 35801
HUNTSVILLE, AL 35801
Frequently Asked Questions NPPES & CMS
Common questions about this NPI record, answered from the official NPPES registry and CMS datasets shown on this page.
What is Richard Clay's NPI number?
The NPI number for Richard Clay is 1619960549. It was assigned to this individual provider in the NPPES registry on August 25, 2005.
Where is Richard Clay located?
Richard Clay practices at 201 Sivley Rd SW Suite 300, Huntsville, AL 35801. The listed phone number is (256) 533-1077.
What is Richard Clay's specialty?
The primary specialty registered for this NPI is Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) with taxonomy code 208G00000X.
Is Richard Clay enrolled in Medicare?
Yes. Richard Clay is registered in the Medicare PECOS system and accepts Medicare assignment, which means accepting the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full for covered services.
Which organizations bill Medicare for Richard Clay's services?
According to the CMS Revalidation Reassignment List (October 2026 release), Richard Clay reassigns Medicare benefits to 5 organizations: Hh Heart Center, LLC (Huntsville, AL), Spp Women's Health (Mobile, AL), Baptist Medical Group LLC (Pensacola, FL), Indiana University Health Southern Indiana Physicians, LLC (Bloomington, IN) and Iu Health Medical Group, LLC (Indianapolis, IN). Each reassignment is filed with Medicare on form CMS-855R, signed by both the clinician and the organization, and lets the organization bill Medicare and receive payment for Richard Clay's services. Reassignment records can lag staffing changes; confirm current arrangements with the organization.
What insurance does Richard Clay accept?
Health plans from Ambetter Health, Ambetter from Buckeye Health Plan, Ambetter from Meridian, Ambetter of Alabama and Ambetter of Tennessee and 6 other insurers list Richard Clay as in-network in at least one marketplace plan. Coverage varies by plan and year; verify with the insurer or the provider before a visit.
When was this NPI record last updated?
The NPPES record for Richard Clay was last updated on July 25, 2024. NPI Profile syncs weekly with the NPPES registry data releases published by CMS. This NPI record was last updated 2 years ago. If this record has changed at CMS more recently, you can request an on-demand re-check against the live CMS registry, directly from this page.
# Richard Lloyd Clay, MD · NPI 1619960549
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) physician in Huntsville, Alabama. Individual provider, active in the CMS NPPES registry since August 25, 2005.
## Identity
- **NPI:** 1619960549 (Entity type: Individual)
- **Enumerated:** August 25, 2005
- **Primary specialty:** Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) · taxonomy 208G00000X
- **State license:** 15210 (Alabama)
- **Sole proprietor:** No
## Practice location
- **Address:** 201 SIVLEY RD SW, SUITE 300, Huntsville, AL 35801-5134
- **Phone:** (256) 533-1077 · **Fax:** (256) 533-3379
## Medicare
- **Medicare:** Enrolled (PECOS); accepts Medicare assignment
- **Ordering & referring:** eligible for Part B labs & imaging, durable medical equipment, home health, power mobility devices
- **Bills Medicare through:** 5 organizations under Medicare reassignment (form CMS-855R): Hh Heart Center, LLC (NPI 1255781415, Huntsville, AL); Spp Women's Health (NPI 1265364293, Mobile, AL); Baptist Medical Group LLC (NPI 1376779892, Pensacola, FL); Indiana University Health Southern Indiana Physicians, LLC (NPI 1013953983, Bloomington, IN); Iu Health Medical Group, LLC (NPI 1326893777, Indianapolis, IN) · CMS Revalidation Reassignment List, October 2026 release
- **Medical school:** University Of South Alabama College Of Medicine, class of 1981
## Record status
- **NPPES last updated:** July 25, 2024
- **Other identifiers:** Medicaid 000027957 (AL); Medicaid 300086605 (IN); Medicaid PENDING (FL)
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Source: [NPI Profile](https://npiprofile.com/npi/1619960549) · Data from the CMS NPPES public registry.