Richard L. Beck, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Golden Valley, MN
Richard L. Beck, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Golden Valley, Minnesota, and NPI 1518944974, issued on Dec 28, 2005. Check the license (Minnesota 19687, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard L. Beck
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 19687 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8240 Golden Valley RD, Golden Valley, MN 55427
- Phone
- (952) 993-8300
- Enumerated
- Dec 28, 2005
- Record last updated
- Apr 28, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 167072700 MN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050406000434); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Minnesota Medical School, 1970
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard L. Beck in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
Search for license 19687Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
437 Medicare Part D claims for 74 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims. 11 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium31 claims
- Losartan Potassium24 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate24 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium23 claims
- Mounjaro21 claims
- Azithromycin18 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Park Nicollet ClinicBloomington, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard L. Beck among 2,632 internal medicine physician records in Minnesota
Richard L. Beck, MD is one of 2,632 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Minnesota. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 92% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1970 · median 2008 among the 1,700 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 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 207R00000X and a Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
11 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Golden Valley
They are 11 of the 1,022 NPPES records with a practice address in Golden Valley, and 2,632 internal medicine physician records in Minnesota.
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- Samuel Dardick, M.D.Golden Valley, MN 554271992789176
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- Louis MillmanGolden Valley, MN 554271013994136
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- Sophie ScholtzGolden Valley, MN 554271427622349
- Parin Winter, M.D.Golden Valley, MN 554271154410470
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Common questions
What is Richard L. Beck, MD's NPI number?
Richard L. Beck, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518944974, issued on Dec 28, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard L. Beck, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8240 Golden Valley RD, Golden Valley, MN, 55427. Phone: (952) 993-8300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard L. Beck, MD's license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 19687, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice at https://mn.gov/boards/medical-practice/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard L. Beck, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard L. Beck, MD had 437 Medicare Part D claims for 74 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.