Dr. Richard D. Sontchi, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 131
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 94
- Part D claims, 2024
- 11
- MIPS score, 2024
- 86
- Hospital affiliations
- 4
- Practice address
- 1324 Lakeland Hills Blvd, Lakeland, FL 33805
- Practice phone
- Call (863) 687-1100
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. Richard D. Sontchi is a surgical critical care physician in Lakeland, Florida
Dr. Sontchi practices at Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center in Lakeland, Florida, part of Lakeland Regional Health.
Dr. Sontchi's NPI, 1225287923, was assigned on September 17, 2008. Dr. Sontchi graduated from USF Health Morsani College of Medicine in 2004. Dr. Sontchi holds Florida license ME105155.
- NPI
- 1225287923NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 5890838270
- NPI enumeration date
- September 17, 2008
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (863) 687-1100
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 48
- Medical school graduation
- 2004
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Richard D. Sontchi practices at Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center in Lakeland, Florida
Dr. Sontchi's primary practice is Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center, at 1324 Lakeland Hills Blvd, Lakeland, FL 33805 in Polk County. The practice phone is (863) 687-1100.
- Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center1324 Lakeland Hills Blvd, Lakeland, FL 33805 · Polk CountyPhone(863) 687-1100
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Richard D. Sontchi is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Sontchi's primary practice is Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center in Lakeland, Florida, part of Lakeland Regional Health. Dr. Sontchi is also affiliated with AdventHealth Orlando. The medical group on file is AdventHealth Medical Group Cardiovascular Surgery at Tampa. Dmand AI also links Dr. Sontchi to 2 more hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Richard D. Sontchi's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Sontchi practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center | Available with a free account |
| +4 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Richard D. Sontchi is one of 141 surgical critical care physicians in Florida
Surgical critical care is Dr. Sontchi's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2086S0102X. Dr. Sontchi is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dr. Sontchi is licensed in Florida.
Specialties and state licenses
- Surgical critical care, FloridaPrimary
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists abdominal hernia repair surgery, collapsed lung, colon removal, gallbladder removal, multiple traumatic injuries, non-surgical back problems and traumatic coma among the conditions Dr. Sontchi treats.
Surgical critical care physicians near Dr. Sontchi
Counts of surgical critical care physicians with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Richard D. Sontchi billed Medicare for 131 services in 2024
CMS data shows 131 Medicare services from Dr. Sontchi across 5 procedure codes in 2024, for 94 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $11,673 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.
Dr. Sontchi's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1572024: 13117%
Dr. Sontchi compared with the Florida median for surgical critical care physicians, 2024
- Dr. Sontchi
- Florida median
- Medicare services
- 131vs 21740% below
- Medicare patients
- 94vs 14836% below
Medians across 134 surgical critical care physicians in Florida with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Sontchi's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Richard D. Sontchi treated 94 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76
CMS counts 94 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Sontchi in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 31 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 31% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.52, 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. Sontchi's median patient age at 57, with 49% women.
Dr. Sontchi's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Sontchi's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women5255%
- Men4245%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Sontchi's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis56%
- Ischemic heart disease55%
- Mood disorders52%
- Diabetes48%
- Heart failure48%
- Depression47%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Sontchi's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 57
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women49%
- Men49%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Richard D. Sontchi wrote 11 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Sontchi wrote 11 Medicare Part D claims.
Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Richard D. Sontchi scored 86 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 86 out of 100 for Dr. Sontchi for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Sontchi accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Sontchi's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 86of 100Final score
- 64.1of 100Quality
- 98of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 77of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Colonoscopy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Richard D. Sontchi received $13,872 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 64 general payments to Dr. Sontchi from 10 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 50% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $9,986.
General payments to Dr. Sontchi by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Sontchi by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Education$7,00050%
- Travel and lodging$3,63626%
- Food and beverage$3,23723%
Companies that paid Dr. Sontchi the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Richard D. Sontchi has 1 award and honors on record
Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Sontchi.
Awards and honors for Dr. Sontchi
- Undated
- ACS Fellow
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Richard D. Sontchi graduated from USF Health Morsani College of Medicine
Dr. Sontchi graduated from USF Health Morsani College of Medicine in 2004. Dr. Sontchi is a member of ACS, Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma and FMA.
- Medical school
- Board certified in surgery
- Board certified in surgical critical care
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Richard D. Sontchi accepts plans from 17 insurance carriers
Dr. Sontchi is in network with 17 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Elevance
- Excellus BlueCross BlueShield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- United Healthcare
- Cigna
- HCSC
- Aspirus Health Plan
- +9 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Sontchi accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO11
- HMO10
- Medicare9
- POS6
- EPO5
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Richard D. Sontchi's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Awards and committee roles | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Richard D. Sontchi's NPI number?
Dr. Richard D. Sontchi's NPI number is 1225287923. It was assigned on September 17, 2008, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Richard D. Sontchi?
Dr. Richard D. Sontchi is a surgical critical care physician in Lakeland, Florida. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgical Critical Care Physician (taxonomy code 2086S0102X).
Where does Dr. Richard D. Sontchi practice?
Dr. Sontchi practices at 1324 Lakeland Hills Blvd, Lakeland, FL 33805. Dr. Sontchi's primary practice is Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center in Lakeland, Florida, part of Lakeland Regional Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Sontchi to 2 hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Richard D. Sontchi's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Sontchi is (863) 687-1100.
What is Dr. Richard D. Sontchi's medical license number?
Dr. Sontchi holds Florida license ME105155.
Which hospitals is Dr. Richard D. Sontchi affiliated with?
Dr. Sontchi practices at Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center in Lakeland, Florida. Dr. Sontchi is also affiliated with AdventHealth Orlando. Dmand AI links Dr. Sontchi to 2 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Richard D. Sontchi part of?
Dr. Sontchi is linked to AdventHealth Medical Group Cardiovascular Surgery at Tampa. Dmand AI links Dr. Sontchi to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Richard D. Sontchi accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Sontchi billed Medicare for 131 services in 2024, and Dr. Sontchi accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Richard D. Sontchi's MIPS score?
Dr. Sontchi's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 86 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Richard D. Sontchi see?
CMS counts 94 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Sontchi in 2024, with an average age of 76.
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Is Dr. Richard D. Sontchi board certified?
Yes. Dr. Sontchi is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery.
What services does Dr. Richard D. Sontchi bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Sontchi's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99232), hospital inpatient care (99223) and hospital inpatient care (99233).
Where did Dr. Richard D. Sontchi go to medical school?
Dr. Sontchi graduated from USF Health Morsani College of Medicine in 2004.
Has Dr. Richard D. Sontchi received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $13,872 in general payments to Dr. Sontchi from 10 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
How long has Dr. Richard D. Sontchi been practicing?
Dr. Sontchi graduated from medical school in 2004, 22 years ago.
What insurance does Dr. Richard D. Sontchi accept?
Dr. Sontchi is in network with 17 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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