Michael W. Rich, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Akron, OH
Michael W. Rich, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Akron, Ohio, and NPI 1669440467, issued on Mar 9, 2006. Check the license (Ohio 35-06-2456, as entered in NPPES) on the State Medical Board of Ohio; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael W. Rich
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 35-06-2456 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 55 Arch St, Akron, OH 44304
- Phone
- (330) 375-3315
- Enumerated
- Mar 9, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 28, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (330) 375-3760
- Medicaid ID
- 0973460 OH
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051012000256); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Ohio, 1990
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael W. Rich in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersState Medical Board of Ohio
Search for license 35-06-2456Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
72% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
895 Medicare Part D claims for 64 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 19 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium64 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl54 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate52 claims
- Lisinopril50 claims
- Omeprazole43 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium29 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Summa Physicians LLCAkron, OH
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael W. Rich among 5,277 internal medicine physician records in Ohio
Michael W. Rich, MD is one of 5,277 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Ohio. 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 2006, is newer than 13% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2006 among the 3,414 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
177 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Akron
They are 177 of the 10,950 NPPES records with a practice address in Akron, and 5,277 internal medicine physician records in Ohio.
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Common questions
What is Michael W. Rich, MD's NPI number?
Michael W. Rich, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669440467, issued on Mar 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael W. Rich, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 55 Arch St, Akron, OH, 44304. Phone: (330) 375-3315. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael W. Rich, MD's license?
NPPES lists Ohio license number 35-06-2456, as entered by the provider. Search the State Medical Board of Ohio at https://elicense.ohio.gov/oh_verifylicense. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Michael W. Rich, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael W. Rich, MD had 895 Medicare Part D claims for 64 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.