Richard Gene Ashford, C.R.N.P.
Nurse Practitioner · Hazleton, PA
Richard Gene Ashford, C.R.N.P. is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Hazleton, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1679622054, issued on Jan 9, 2007. Check the license (Pennsylvania TP005647B, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Gene Ashford
- Credential
- C.R.N.P.
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License number
- TP005647B PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1740 E Broad St, Hazleton, PA 18201
- Phone
- (570) 459-2901
- Enumerated
- Jan 9, 2007
- Record last updated
- Aug 11, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (570) 459-6090
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100603000368); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1740 E Broad St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Richard Gene Ashford in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
Search for license TP005647BCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
56% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024
489 Medicare Part D claims for 113 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims. 76 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Anastrozole47 claims
- Eliquis44 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen26 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl20 claims
- Jakafi18 claims
- Dexamethasone17 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $199.94
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was education; the largest payer was Astellas Pharma US Inc. The 38,884 providers of this specialty with any payment received $791.64 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
- Geisinger ClinicHazleton, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
5 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Hazleton
They are 5 of the 351 NPPES records with a practice address in Hazleton, and 3,916 nurse practitioner records in Pennsylvania.
All 5 in Hazleton → All 3,916 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Hazleton →
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Common questions
What is Richard Gene Ashford, C.R.N.P.'s NPI number?
Richard Gene Ashford, C.R.N.P.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679622054, issued on Jan 9, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Gene Ashford, C.R.N.P. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1740 E Broad St, Hazleton, PA, 18201. Phone: (570) 459-2901. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Gene Ashford, C.R.N.P.'s license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number TP005647B, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Richard Gene Ashford, C.R.N.P. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Gene Ashford, C.R.N.P. had 489 Medicare Part D claims for 113 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. 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.