NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Richard Graves Arms, M.D.

Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician · El Paso, TX

Richard Graves Arms, M.D. is an obstetrics & gynecology physician with a practice address in El Paso, Texas, and NPI 1225316755, issued on Aug 2, 2011. Check the license (Texas Q8416, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1225316755
Name
Richard Graves Arms
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician 207V00000X
License number
Q8416 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4801 Alberta Ave, El Paso, TX 79905
Phone
(915) 215-5099
Enumerated
Aug 2, 2011
Record last updated
Jun 22, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(915) 545-6946
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20160803001268); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Creighton University School Of Medicine, 2011
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 4801 Alberta Ave

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

  1. Amarachi Abanobi, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1891532990
  2. Aamer Abbas, MDInterventional Cardiology Physician1508975772
  3. Mehran Abolbashari, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1144633272
  4. Muhammad Absar-Ul-Haq, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1366386849
  5. Prakrati Acharya, M.B.B.SInternal Medicine Physician1053750018
  6. Luis Acosta, M.D.Neurology Physician1235140997

Verify Richard Graves Arms in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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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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70% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average obstetrics & gynecology physician in 2024

49 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries, against an average of 165 among the 28,733 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Richard Arms49
  2. Specialty average165

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

  1. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center EL PasoEl Paso, TX

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

Richard Graves Arms among 3,524 obstetrics & gynecology physician records in Texas

Richard Graves Arms, M.D. is one of 3,524 obstetrics & gynecology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 67% of them.

  • NPI issued2011 · 67% of these records are older, 31% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated2011 · median 2005 among the 2,093 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207V00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician providers in Texas

There are 3,524 obstetrics & gynecology physician records in Texas.

The 8 obstetrics & gynecology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jessica Chandler, D.O..El Paso, TX 799051407149339
  2. Kala Dharma, MDEl Paso, TX 799051023193646
  3. Mary Groening-Wang, D.O.El Paso, TX 799051437345949
  4. Angela Jones, MDEl Paso, TX 799051740716851
  5. Sanja Kupesic-Plavsic, M.D.El Paso, TX 799051609900232
  6. Sandra Lopez, M.D.El Paso, TX 799051760610976
  7. Melissa Mendez, M.D.El Paso, TX 799051427269489
  8. Ryan Miller, D.O.El Paso, TX 799051134383649

Common questions

What is Richard Graves Arms, M.D.'s NPI number?

Richard Graves Arms, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225316755, issued on Aug 2, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Richard Graves Arms, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4801 Alberta Ave, El Paso, TX, 79905. Phone: (915) 215-5099. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Richard Graves Arms, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number Q8416, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Richard Graves Arms, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Richard Graves Arms, M.D. had 49 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries; the average among obstetrics & gynecology physician prescribers was 165. 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.