Dr. Richard Mahlon Unger Jr., MD

Dr. Unger practices at Neurology Institute of Melbourne in Melbourne, Florida.

Dr. Unger's NPI, 1730155961, was assigned on February 27, 2006. Dr. Unger graduated from Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) in 1996. Dr. Unger holds Florida license ME80168.

Dr. Unger's primary practice is Neurology Institute of Melbourne, at 116 Silver Palm Ave, Melbourne, FL 32901-3172. The practice phone is (321) 725-6999.

Dr. Unger's primary practice is Neurology Institute of Melbourne in Melbourne, Florida. Dr. Unger is also affiliated with Holmes Regional Medical Center. The medical group on file is H2 Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Unger to 4 more hospitals, 3 home health agencies, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 skilled nursing facility, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Unger practices, 11 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Neurology is Dr. Unger's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2084N0400X. Dr. Unger is board certified in neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Dmand AI has Dr. Unger's licenses on file in 2 states: Florida and Georgia.

Dmand AI lists acute mini-stroke (TIA), alzheimer's disease, carpal tunnel syndrome, cerebrovascular disease, encephalopathy, epilepsy, essential tremor and hereditary polyneuropathy among the conditions Dr. Unger treats.

CMS data shows 2,765 Medicare services from Dr. Unger across 12 procedure codes in 2024, for 929 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $335,988 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 929 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Unger in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 375 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 4% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.55, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Unger's median patient age at 75, with 58% women.

In 2024, Dr. Unger wrote 3,681 Medicare Part D claims for 482 patients. 91% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 3,346 of them, across 66 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $386,578 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 3,177 claims across 69 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 75 out of 100 for Dr. Unger for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Unger accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Unger in 2012. Dr. Unger's most frequent co-authors are Alain Delgado, MD, Kelly D. Foote, MD and Michael Scott Okun, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 98 general payments to Dr. Unger from 42 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 91% of the total. Eisai Inc. paid the most, $202.

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Unger.

Dr. Unger graduated from Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) in 1996.

Dr. Unger is in network with 10 carriers, including Aetna, HCSC and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 7. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.