Merwin F. Richard, M.D
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Jersey City, NJ
Merwin F. Richard, M.D is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Jersey City, New Jersey, and NPI 1043233513, issued on Jul 25, 2006. Check the license (New Jersey MA07291400, as entered in NPPES) on the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Merwin F. Richard
- Credential
- M.D
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- MA07291400 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 550 Newark Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07306
- Phone
- (201) 418-9111
- Enumerated
- Jul 25, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 13, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (201) 418-9118
- Medicaid ID
- 8650501 NJ
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040220000062); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Merwin F. Richard in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MA07291400Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
6,616 Medicare Part D claims for 670 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims. 160 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Clopidogrel323 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate280 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium251 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium251 claims
- Metformin Hcl200 claims
- Ibuprofen199 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $2,365.55
82 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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
- Advanced Garden State Cardiology LLCNorth Bergen, NJ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Merwin F. Richard among 1,102 cardiovascular disease physician records in New Jersey
Merwin F. Richard, M.D is one of 1,102 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in New Jersey. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 16% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 40% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 1997 among the 833 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in New Jersey
There are 1,102 cardiovascular disease physician records in New Jersey.
All 1,102 in New Jersey → Every provider in Jersey City → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
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Common questions
What is Merwin F. Richard, M.D's NPI number?
Merwin F. Richard, M.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043233513, issued on Jul 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Merwin F. Richard, M.D located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 550 Newark Ave, Jersey City, NJ, 07306. Phone: (201) 418-9111. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Merwin F. Richard, M.D's license?
NPPES lists New Jersey license number MA07291400, as entered by the provider. Search the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners at https://newjersey.mylicense.com/verification/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Merwin F. Richard, M.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Merwin F. Richard, M.D had 6,616 Medicare Part D claims for 670 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Merwin F. Richard, M.D's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.