NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Richard Fred Blume, DDS MS

Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentistry · Richardson, TX

Richard Fred Blume, DDS MS is an orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics dentistry with a practice address in Richardson, Texas, and NPI 1578616231, issued on Jan 18, 2007. Check the license (Texas 8502, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1578616231
Name
Richard Fred Blume
Credential
DDS MS
Primary taxonomy
Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentistry 1223X0400X
License number
8502 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1001 Buckingham RD, Richardson, TX 75081
Phone
(972) 235-3131
Enumerated
Jan 18, 2007
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(972) 235-7754
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 1001 Buckingham RD

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

  1. Kelly Halverson, DDSDentist1740501337
  2. Stephen Hill, DDSOral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist)1588754915
  3. Kathryn Jodry, D.D.S.Dentist1700974367
  4. Rodney Lewis, D.D.S., M.S.Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentistry1174502736
  5. Hamidreza Mirsepasi, DDS, MSDentist1952533226
  6. Daniel Stewart, D.D.S.Periodontics1932112406

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
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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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Industry payments in 2024: $53.22

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Ortho Organizers, Inc. The 7,622 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,641.73 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Richard Blume$53.22
  2. Specialty average$1,641.73

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

Richard Fred Blume among 1,184 orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics dentistry records in Texas

Richard Fred Blume, DDS MS is one of 1,184 orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics dentistry records with a practice address in Texas. 57% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 23% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 23% of these records are older, 57% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 57% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
  • Record last updated2007 · 69% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 1223X0400X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentistry providers in Texas

There are 1,184 orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics dentistry records in Texas.

The 8 orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics dentistry records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Gregory Cohlmia, D.D.S., M.S.Richardson, TX 750811093827693
  2. Kevin Coles, DDSRichardson, TX 750811093833824
  3. Rodney Lewis, D.D.S., M.S.Richardson, TX 750811174502736
  4. Jan Ortiz, DMDRichardson, TX 750811083808661
  5. Robert Packard, DMD, MSRichardson, TX 750811467571000
  6. James Archambeau, DDSRichardson, TX 750801023189412
  7. Jimmy Boley, D.D.S., M.S.Richardson, TX 750801396154936
  8. Chiara Contreras Romanelli, DDS, CAGS, MSDRichardson, TX 750801881468874

Common questions

What is Richard Fred Blume, DDS MS's NPI number?

Richard Fred Blume, DDS MS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578616231, issued on Jan 18, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Richard Fred Blume, DDS MS located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1001 Buckingham RD, Richardson, TX, 75081. Phone: (972) 235-3131. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Richard Fred Blume, DDS MS's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number 8502, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.