NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Richard Allan Bligh, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Saint Louis, MO

Richard Allan Bligh, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Saint Louis, Missouri, and NPI 1306813050, issued on Mar 1, 2006. Check the license (Missouri MD102881, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1306813050
Name
Richard Allan Bligh
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
MD102881 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1000 Des Peres RD Ste 118, Saint Louis, MO 63131
Phone
(314) 994-1536
Enumerated
Mar 1, 2006
Record last updated
Feb 6, 2024
Fax
(314) 692-0241
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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Verify Richard Allan Bligh in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
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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 internal medicine physician in 2024

2,609 Medicare Part D claims for 125 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims. 29 claims were for opioids.

  1. Richard Bligh2,609
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Rosuvastatin Calcium157 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium118 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate116 claims
  4. Alprazolam81 claims
  5. Pantoprazole Sodium68 claims
  6. Atorvastatin Calcium67 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: $350.36

19 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Richard Bligh$350.36
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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

Richard Allan Bligh among 2,604 internal medicine physician records in Missouri

Richard Allan Bligh, MD is one of 2,604 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 77% 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, 59% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 55% of these records are
  • Record last updated2024 · 48% 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 Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

941 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Saint Louis

They are 941 of the 27,605 NPPES records with a practice address in Saint Louis, and 2,604 internal medicine physician records in Missouri.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Asim Ali, MDSaint Louis, MO 631311821047218
  2. Paul Altsheler, MDSaint Louis, MO 631311346225372
  3. J Corder, MDSaint Louis, MO 631311184698987
  4. Thomas Greco, M.D.Saint Louis, MO 631311417920927
  5. Zahirul Haque, MDSaint Louis, MO 631311578536546
  6. Joseph Hilgeman, MDDes Peres, MO 631311407820145
  7. Andrea Holthaus, MDSaint Louis, MO 631311528031473
  8. Mai Hunt, M.D.Saint Louis, MO 631311861464158

Common questions

What is Richard Allan Bligh, MD's NPI number?

Richard Allan Bligh, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1306813050, issued on Mar 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Richard Allan Bligh, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1000 Des Peres RD Ste 118, Saint Louis, MO, 63131. Phone: (314) 994-1536. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Richard Allan Bligh, MD's license?

NPPES lists Missouri license number MD102881, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Richard Allan Bligh, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Richard Allan Bligh, MD had 2,609 Medicare Part D claims for 125 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.