Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Richard Bafford, MD, MSPH

Vascular Surgery Physician · Bel Air, MD

Richard Bafford, MD, MSPH is a vascular surgery physician with a practice address in Bel Air, Maryland, and NPI 1215056254, issued on Mar 29, 2007. Check the license (Maryland 70434, as entered in NPPES) on the Maryland Board of Physicians; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1215056254
Name
Richard Bafford
Credential
MD, MSPH
Primary taxonomy
Vascular Surgery Physician 2086S0129X
License number
70434 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
520 Upper Chesapeake Dr, Bel Air, MD 21014
Phone
(410) 879-2006
Enumerated
Mar 29, 2007
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 520 Upper Chesapeake Dr

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

  1. Veena Acharya, MDNephrology Physician1285842211
  2. Sharmin Ali, PAPhysician Assistant1710572953
  3. Deborah Allen, AU.D.Audiologist1861563090
  4. Andre Biuckians, M.D.Surgery Physician1184719304
  5. Geoffrey Bloomfield, M.D.Surgery Physician1679570410
  6. Philander Briscoe, M.D.Otolaryngology Physician1114098332

Verify Richard Bafford in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaryland Board of Physicians
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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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18% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average vascular surgery physician in 2024

173 Medicare Part D claims for 103 beneficiaries, against an average of 211 among the 3,020 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 26% of claims.

  1. Richard Bafford173
  2. Specialty average211

Most prescribed

  1. Clopidogrel94 claims
  2. Xarelto28 claims
  3. Cilostazol19 claims
  4. Eliquis15 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.

The practice group's Medicare quality score for 2023: 85.6 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score82.9
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%65.4
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%87.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $14,164.24

12 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Philips North America LLC. The 3,067 providers of this specialty with any payment received $6,147.33 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Richard Bafford$14,164.24
  2. Specialty average$6,147.33

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

One hospital or facility affiliation

  1. Vascular Surgery Associates LLCNewark, DE

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Vascular Surgery Physician providers in Maryland

There are 96 vascular surgery physician records in Maryland.

Other vascular surgery physician records in Maryland

  1. Ahmad Abu-Ghaida, M.D.Baltimore, MD1659320257
  2. Christopher Abularrage, MDBaltimore, MD1063675908
  3. Gi-Ann Acosta, MDCamp Springs, MD1104453471
  4. Lisa Alford, M.D.Bethesda, MD1497726079
  5. Mouhamad Annous, MDTowson, MD1154390953
  6. Margaret Arnold, M.D.Baltimore, MD1043439268
  7. Elliott Badder, MDBaltimore, MD1790750941
  8. James Black, M.D.Baltimore, MD1609832716
  9. Michael Bounds, M.D.Salisbury, MD1568755825
  10. Bedford Boylston, M.D.Clinton, MD1457307431

Common questions

What is Richard Bafford, MD, MSPH's NPI number?

Richard Bafford, MD, MSPH's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215056254, issued on Mar 29, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Richard Bafford, MD, MSPH located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 520 Upper Chesapeake Dr, Bel Air, MD, 21014. Phone: (410) 879-2006. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Richard Bafford, MD, MSPH's license?

NPPES lists Maryland license number 70434, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland Board of Physicians at https://www.mbp.state.md.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Richard Bafford, MD, MSPH prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Richard Bafford, MD, MSPH had 173 Medicare Part D claims for 103 beneficiaries; the average among vascular surgery physician prescribers was 211. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Richard Bafford, MD, MSPH's Medicare quality score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.