David Lee Riggs, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Bakersfield, CA
David Lee Riggs, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Bakersfield, California, and NPI 1518130533, issued on Apr 10, 2008. Check the license (California A134917, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David Lee Riggs
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- A134917 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 420 34TH St, Bakersfield, CA 93301
- Phone
- (661) 327-4647
- Enumerated
- Apr 10, 2008
- Record last updated
- May 1, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (661) 326-8507
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20260120002267); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify David Lee Riggs in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A134917Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
235 Medicare Part D claims for 141 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 40 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Naproxen31 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl29 claims
- Methylprednisolone24 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen21 claims
- Cephalexin20 claims
- Tramadol Hcl19 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $51.72
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Organon Llc. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Emergency Group OF Arizona Professional CorporationBuckeye, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
David Lee Riggs among 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California
David Lee Riggs, M.D. is one of 7,751 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 50% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 50% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2011 among the 4,560 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
116 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Bakersfield
They are 116 of the 11,539 NPPES records with a practice address in Bakersfield, and 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is David Lee Riggs, M.D.'s NPI number?
David Lee Riggs, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518130533, issued on Apr 10, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David Lee Riggs, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 420 34TH St, Bakersfield, CA, 93301. Phone: (661) 327-4647. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David Lee Riggs, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A134917, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does David Lee Riggs, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David Lee Riggs, M.D. had 235 Medicare Part D claims for 141 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.