Richard A. Bafford, MD, MSPH
Vascular Surgery Physician · Bel Air, MD
Richard A. 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.
- Name
- Richard A. 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
- Record last updated
- Aug 7, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230328000785); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Tulane University School Of Medicine, 2001
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 520 Upper Chesapeake Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Veena Acharya, MDNephrology Physician1285842211
- Sharmin Ali, PAPhysician Assistant1710572953
- Deborah Allen, AU.D.Audiologist1861563090
- Andre Biuckians, M.D.Vascular Surgery Physician1184719304
- Geoffrey Bloomfield, M.D.Surgery Physician1679570410
- Philander Briscoe, M.D.Otolaryngology Physician1114098332
Verify Richard A. Bafford in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaryland Board of Physicians
Search for license 70434Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
14% 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 201 among the 3,936 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 26% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Clopidogrel94 claims
- Xarelto28 claims
- Cilostazol19 claims
- 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 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.
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; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Philips North America LLC. The 4,059 providers of this specialty with any payment received $6,178.00 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
- Vascular Surgery Associates LLCNewark, DE
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Vascular Surgery Physician providers in Maryland
There are 103 vascular surgery physician records in Maryland.
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- Michael Bounds, M.D.Salisbury, MD1568755825
Common questions
What is Richard A. Bafford, MD, MSPH's NPI number?
Richard A. 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 A. 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 A. 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 A. Bafford, MD, MSPH prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard A. Bafford, MD, MSPH had 173 Medicare Part D claims for 103 beneficiaries; the average among vascular surgery physician prescribers was 201. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Richard A. Bafford, MD, MSPH's MIPS final 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), 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.