Richard Brian Ambler, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Sparta, NC
Richard Brian Ambler, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Sparta, North Carolina, and NPI 1477758142, issued on Jun 20, 2007. Check the license (North Carolina 2009-01932, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Brian Ambler
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 2009-01932 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 157 Health Services RD, Sparta, NC 28675
- Phone
- (336) 372-5641
- Enumerated
- Jun 20, 2007
- Record last updated
- Nov 25, 2025
- Fax
- (336) 372-7793
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150713001683); may accept Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 157 Health Services RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Richard Brian Ambler in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2009-01932Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
22% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
4,339 Medicare Part D claims for 266 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 99 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium169 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium150 claims
- Gabapentin134 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate130 claims
- Omeprazole113 claims
- Losartan Potassium107 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
- Appalachian District Health DeptSparta, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
8 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Sparta
They are 8 of the 92 NPPES records with a practice address in Sparta, and 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina.
All 8 in Sparta → All 4,953 in North Carolina → Every provider in Sparta →
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Common questions
What is Richard Brian Ambler, MD's NPI number?
Richard Brian Ambler, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477758142, issued on Jun 20, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Brian Ambler, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 157 Health Services RD, Sparta, NC, 28675. Phone: (336) 372-5641. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Brian Ambler, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2009-01932, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard Brian Ambler, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Brian Ambler, MD had 4,339 Medicare Part D claims for 266 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.