NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Richard Todd Allen, MD, PHD

Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician · San Diego, CA

Richard Todd Allen, MD, PHD is an orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1962660175, issued on May 26, 2008. Check the license (California A83513, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1962660175
Name
Richard Todd Allen
Credential
MD, PHD
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician 207XS0117X
License number
A83513 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
200 W Arbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92103
Phone
(800) 926-8273
Enumerated
May 26, 2008
Record last updated
Aug 10, 2023
Fax
(888) 539-8781
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20081022000546); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Creighton University School Of Medicine, 2001
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 200 W Arbor Dr

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

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  2. Benjamin Abbadessa, M.D.Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician1255593612
  3. Geraldine Abcede, RNCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1982384046
  4. Joseph Abdelmalek, M.DNephrology Physician1740485531
  5. Kristy AbelCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1962113035
  6. Paula Abeleda, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1558945022

Verify Richard Todd Allen in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician in 2024

58 Medicare Part D claims for 31 beneficiaries, against an average of 381 among the 1,714 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 24% of claims.

  1. Richard Allen58
  2. Specialty average381

Most prescribed

  1. Eliquis12 claims
  2. Mupirocin12 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: $47,388.20

78 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medical Device Business Services, Inc. The 1,726 providers of this specialty with any payment received $34,071.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Richard Allen$47,388
  2. Specialty average$34,072

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

  1. Regents OF The University OF CaliforniaSan Diego, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Richard Todd Allen among 314 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in California

Richard Todd Allen, MD, PHD is one of 314 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records with a practice address in California. 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 2008, is newer than 61% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 61% of these records are older, 34% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • Graduated2001 · median 2003 among the 226 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XS0117X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician providers in California

There are 314 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in California.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jacob Fennessy, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031972923704
  2. Steven Garfin, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031679515829
  3. Oliver Tannous, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031285952655
  4. Vinko Zlomislic, MDSan Diego, CA 921031346351509
  5. Kamshad Raiszadeh, M.D.San Diego, CA 921081841356664
  6. Jean-Jacques Abitbol, MDSan Diego, CA 921111245281856
  7. Eric Korsh, M.D.San Diego, CA 921111992760169
  8. Christopher Dijanic, MDLa Jolla, CA 920931295396281

Common questions

What is Richard Todd Allen, MD, PHD's NPI number?

Richard Todd Allen, MD, PHD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962660175, issued on May 26, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Richard Todd Allen, MD, PHD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 W Arbor Dr, San Diego, CA, 92103. Phone: (800) 926-8273. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Richard Todd Allen, MD, PHD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A83513, 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 Richard Todd Allen, MD, PHD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Richard Todd Allen, MD, PHD had 58 Medicare Part D claims for 31 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician prescribers was 381. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Richard Todd Allen, MD, PHD'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.