Richard Book, DO
Family Medicine Physician · La Junta, CO
Richard Book, DO is a family medicine physician with a practice address in La Junta, Colorado, and NPI 1164579199, issued on Jan 4, 2007. Check the license on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Book
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- Practice location
- 2317 San Juan Ave, La Junta, CO 81050
- Phone
- (719) 383-2325
- Enumerated
- Jan 4, 2007
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 2317 San Juan Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Roy BarnettStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1023754694
Verify Richard Book in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical BoardCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
54% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
5,419 Medicare Part D claims for 304 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,519 among the 111,126 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 190 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium386 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium246 claims
- Lisinopril189 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium157 claims
- Omeprazole146 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate137 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.
One hospital or facility affiliation
- Prowers County Hospital DistrictLamar, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Family Medicine Physician providers in Colorado
There are 3,406 family medicine physician records in Colorado.
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Common questions
What is Richard Book, DO's NPI number?
Richard Book, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164579199, issued on Jan 4, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Book, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2317 San Juan Ave, La Junta, CO, 81050. Phone: (719) 383-2325. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Book, DO's license?
Search the Colorado Medical Board at https://dpo.colorado.gov/Medical. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard Book, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Book, DO had 5,419 Medicare Part D claims for 304 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,519. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.