Richard Hotchkiss Bale, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Spokane, WA
Richard Hotchkiss Bale, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Spokane, Washington, and NPI 1821100223, issued on Aug 31, 2006. Check the license (Washington MD00011402, as entered in NPPES) on the Washington Medical Commission; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Hotchkiss Bale
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- MD00011402 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 404 W 15TH Ave, Spokane, WA 99203
- Phone
- (509) 838-8538
- Enumerated
- Aug 31, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 1, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (509) 455-8761
- Medicaid ID
- 1111665 WA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100727000354); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Louisville School Of Medicine, 1969
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard Hotchkiss Bale in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical Commission
Search for license MD00011402Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
23% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
4,363 Medicare Part D claims for 248 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 530 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen372 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium192 claims
- Losartan Potassium176 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate154 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium154 claims
- Zolpidem Tartrate124 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 7.9 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $337.10
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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.
Richard Hotchkiss Bale among 5,534 family medicine physician records in Washington
Richard Hotchkiss Bale, MD is one of 5,534 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Washington. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated1969 · median 2009 among the 3,294 with a school on file
- Record last updated2009 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
283 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Spokane
They are 283 of the 14,049 NPPES records with a practice address in Spokane, and 5,534 family medicine physician records in Washington.
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Common questions
What is Richard Hotchkiss Bale, MD's NPI number?
Richard Hotchkiss Bale, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821100223, issued on Aug 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Hotchkiss Bale, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 404 W 15TH Ave, Spokane, WA, 99203. Phone: (509) 838-8538. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Hotchkiss Bale, MD's license?
NPPES lists Washington license number MD00011402, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington Medical Commission at https://wahelms.my.site.com/s/license-search. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard Hotchkiss Bale, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Hotchkiss Bale, MD had 4,363 Medicare Part D claims for 248 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Richard Hotchkiss Bale, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 7.9 of 100. 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.