Pediatr Allergy Immunol Pulmonol
AlbuterolCOVID-19Infection Control
Dr. Ronald Lee Morton, MD
NPI1477537405PAC ID6002945599
- Part D claims, 2024
- 15
- Publications
- 55
- Clinical trials
- 1
- MIPS score, 2024
- 100
- Industry payments
- $2,645
- Practice address
- 411 E Chestnut St, Louisville, KY 40202
- Practice phone
- Call (502) 272-5336
- Professional email
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- Personal email
- Get personal email
- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Norton Children's Pulmonology
Louisville, Kentucky
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Dr. Ronald Lee Morton is a pediatric pulmonology physician in Louisville, Kentucky
Dr. Morton practices at Norton Children's Pulmonology in Louisville, Kentucky.
Dr. Morton's NPI, 1477537405, was assigned on December 2, 2005. Dr. Morton graduated from University of Illinois College of Medicine - Chicago in 1988. Dr. Morton holds Kentucky license 34014.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1477537405NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 6002945599
- NPI enumeration date
- December 2, 2005
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (502) 272-5336
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 64
- Medical school graduation
- 1988
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Ronald Lee Morton practices at Norton Children's Pulmonology in Louisville, Kentucky
Dr. Morton's primary practice is Norton Children's Pulmonology, at 411 E Chestnut St, Louisville, KY 40202 in Jefferson County. The practice phone is (502) 272-5336.
- Norton Children's Pulmonology411 E Chestnut St, Louisville, KY 40202 · Jefferson CountyPhone(502) 272-5336
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Ronald Lee Morton is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Morton's primary practice is Norton Children's Pulmonology in Louisville, Kentucky. The medical group on file is St Vincent Pediatric Subspecialties. Dmand AI also links Dr. Morton to 1 more group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Norton Children's PulmonologyPrimary
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Ronald Lee Morton's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Morton practices. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Norton Children's Pulmonology | Available with a free account |
| +1 more site and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Ronald Lee Morton is one of 8 pediatric pulmonology physicians in Kentucky
Pediatric pulmonology is Dr. Morton's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2080P0214X. Dr. Morton is board certified in pediatric pulmonology by the American Board of Pediatrics. Dmand AI has Dr. Morton's licenses on file in 4 states: Kentucky, Indiana, Colorado and Alabama.
Specialties and state licenses
- Pediatric pulmonology, KentuckyPrimary
- Indiana license
- Colorado license
- Alabama license
Pediatric pulmonology physicians near Dr. Morton
Counts of pediatric pulmonology physicians with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
8pediatric pulmonology physicians in Kentucky
4pediatric pulmonology physicians in Louisville
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Ronald Lee Morton's patients have a median age of 10
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Morton's median patient age at 10, with 44% women.
Dr. Morton's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 10
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women44%
- Men56%
Source: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data
Dr. Ronald Lee Morton wrote 15 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Morton wrote 15 Medicare Part D claims. 80% of them were for generic drugs. They cover 3 drugs, with $366 in total drug cost. In 2019, CMS named 33 claims across 2 drugs.
Part D claims, 202415
Drugs named by CMS3
Total drug cost$366
Dr. Morton's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic12 claims80%
- Brand-name and other3 claims20%
Dr. Morton's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2020
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2019 to 2020
- 2019
- 2020
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2019: 332020: 4330%
Drugs named by CMS: 3 in 2020, 2 in 2019.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Ronald Lee Morton scored 100 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 100 out of 100 for Dr. Morton for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Morton accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Morton's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 100of 100Final score
- 97.1of 100Quality
- 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 76of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026
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Dr. Ronald Lee Morton has 55 publications on record
Dmand AI links 55 papers to Dr. Morton, published from 2011 to 2025. 2011 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Respiratory Function Tests, Asthma and COVID-19. Dr. Morton has published most often in Pediatr Allergy Immunol Pulmonol. Dr. Morton's most frequent co-authors are Scott Graham Bickel, MD, Nemr S. Eid, MD and Adrian R. O'Hagan, MD.
Papers55
Years published2011 to 2025
Dr. Morton's papers by year, 2011 to 2025
Topics Dr. Morton writes about most
- Respiratory Function Tests
- Asthma
- COVID-19
- Lung
- SARS-CoV-2
- Administration, Inhalation
- Long-Term Care
- Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Dr. Morton's most frequent co-authors
- Scott Graham Bickel, MD12 shared papers
- Nemr S. Eid, MD9 shared papers
- Adrian R. O'Hagan, MD3 shared papers
Recent publications by Dr. Morton
Pediatr Allergy Immunol Pulmonol
Drug ApprovalUnited States Food and Drug Administration
Pediatr Infect Dis J
COVID-19COVID-19 TestingLong-Term Care
Impact of Payor-Initiated Switching of Inhaled Corticosteroids on Lung Function (opens in a new tab)
J Pediatr
Administration, InhalationAdrenal Cortex HormonesForced Expiratory Volume
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Ronald Lee Morton has worked on 1 clinical trial
Dmand AI links Dr. Morton to 1 clinical trial. Conditions studied include Cystic Fibrosis and Infant, Newborn, Diseases.
Conditions in Dr. Morton's trials
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Infant, Newborn, Diseases
Investigators on the most trials with Dr. Morton
- Richard C. Ahrens, MD1 shared trial
- Rodolfo Amaro-Galvez, MD1 shared trial
- Nicholas J. Antos, MD1 shared trial
Recent clinical trials with Dr. Morton
AeroVanc in the Treatment of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Infection in Patients With Cystic Fibrosis (opens in a new tab)
CompletedPhase 3
Cystic FibrosisInfant, Newborn, DiseasesVancomycin inhalation powder
Sources: Dmand AI Research Linkage; and ClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine)
Dr. Ronald Lee Morton received $2,645 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 47 general payments to Dr. Morton from 18 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 99% of the total. Gilead Sciences, Inc. paid the most, $829.
General payments to Dr. Morton by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Morton by kind, 2016 to 2025
$2.6Kin total
- Food and beverage$2,61599%
- Education$311%
Companies that paid Dr. Morton 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. Ronald Lee Morton has 7 awards and honors on record
Dmand AI lists 7 awards for Dr. Morton, most recently Celebrating Better Care Award in 2009.
Awards and honors for Dr. Morton
- 2009
- Celebrating Better Care Award
- Kosair Children's Hospital/Pediatric Pulmonary Department as One of the Top 25 Children's Hospitals
- 2006
- Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award
- Nominated, Outstanding Volunteerism
- 2005
- Child Advocacy Award
- Excellence in Research Award
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Ronald Lee Morton graduated from University of Illinois College of Medicine - Chicago
Dr. Morton graduated from University of Illinois College of Medicine - Chicago in 1988. Dr. Morton is a member of AAP, ACCP and ATS.
- Medical school
- Board certified in pediatric pulmonology
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Ronald Lee Morton accepts plans from 13 insurance carriers
Dr. Morton is in network with 13 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Elevance
- United Healthcare
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- HCSC
- Molina
- Regence Health Plans
- +5 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Morton accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO8
- Medicare6
- HMO5
- POS5
- Medicaid3
- EPO2
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Ronald Lee Morton'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 | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel Data |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)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) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Clinical trials and co-investigators | Dmand AI Research LinkageClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine) (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. Ronald Lee Morton's NPI number?
Dr. Ronald Lee Morton's NPI number is 1477537405. It was assigned on December 2, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Ronald Lee Morton?
Dr. Ronald Lee Morton is a pediatric pulmonology physician in Louisville, Kentucky. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Pediatric Pulmonology Physician (taxonomy code 2080P0214X).
Where does Dr. Ronald Lee Morton practice?
Dr. Morton practices at 411 E Chestnut St, Louisville, KY 40202. Dr. Morton's primary practice is Norton Children's Pulmonology in Louisville, Kentucky. Dmand AI also links Dr. Morton to 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Ronald Lee Morton's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Morton is (502) 272-5336.
What is Dr. Ronald Lee Morton's medical license number?
Dr. Morton holds Kentucky license 34014, one of the licenses on file in 4 states.
Which states has Dr. Ronald Lee Morton been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Morton in Kentucky (1998 to 2026), Indiana (1989 to 2025), Colorado (1995 to 1999) and Alabama (1993 to 1994).
What medical group is Dr. Ronald Lee Morton part of?
Dr. Morton is linked to St Vincent Pediatric Subspecialties. Dmand AI links Dr. Morton to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Ronald Lee Morton accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS lists Dr. Morton as accepting Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Ronald Lee Morton's MIPS score?
Dr. Morton's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 100 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
Is Dr. Ronald Lee Morton board certified?
Yes. Dr. Morton is board certified in pediatric pulmonology by the American Board of Pediatrics.
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Where did Dr. Ronald Lee Morton go to medical school?
Dr. Morton graduated from University of Illinois College of Medicine - Chicago in 1988.
What drugs does Dr. Ronald Lee Morton prescribe most?
In 2020 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Morton's most prescribed drugs by claims were Fluticasone Propionate, Montelukast Sodium and Cetirizine HCl.
Has Dr. Ronald Lee Morton received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $2,645 in general payments to Dr. Morton from 18 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Gilead Sciences, Inc.
How long has Dr. Ronald Lee Morton been practicing?
Dr. Morton graduated from medical school in 1988, 38 years ago.
Does Dr. Ronald Lee Morton do research?
Dmand AI links 55 publications to Dr. Morton, published from 2011 to 2025. Dr. Morton has worked on 1 clinical trial.
Who does Dr. Ronald Lee Morton publish with?
Dr. Morton's most frequent co-authors are Scott Graham Bickel, MD (12 shared papers), Nemr S. Eid, MD (9 shared papers) and Adrian R. O'Hagan, MD (3 shared papers).
What insurance does Dr. Ronald Lee Morton accept?
Dr. Morton is in network with 13 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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