Richard Bost, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · West Palm Beach, FL
Richard Bost, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in West Palm Beach, Florida, and NPI 1174527014, issued on Jun 9, 2005. Check the license (Florida ME-65492, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Bost
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- ME-65492 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 650 Fern St, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
- Phone
- (561) 655-7142
- Enumerated
- Jun 9, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 9, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (561) 655-7142
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040408001553); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Howard University College Of Medicine, 1989
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard Bost in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME-65492Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
643 Medicare Part D claims for 396 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 13 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Azithromycin117 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass58 claims
- Methylprednisolone58 claims
- Meloxicam50 claims
- Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro42 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim25 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
- Emergency Physicians Medical Center LLCGainesville, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard Bost among 4,034 emergency medicine physician records in Florida
Richard Bost, MD is one of 4,034 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Florida. 84% 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, 95% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 55% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2013 among the 2,199 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Emergency Medicine Physician providers in Florida
There are 4,034 emergency medicine physician records in Florida.
All 4,034 in Florida → Every provider in West Palm Beach → Emergency Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Demetri AndreadisWest Palm Beach, FL 334011184998676
- Joseph Averbach, MDWest Palm Beach, FL 334011649249798
- Margery Casker, MDWest Palm Beach, FL 334011619945136
- Jere Fitts, M.D.West Palm Beach, FL 334011639223068
- Adam Goldstone, M.D.West Palm Beach, FL 334011457512642
- Farah Lalani, DOWest Palm Beach, FL 334011780911503
- Cyril Morello, MDWest Palm Beach, FL 334011962462614
- Amratlal Patel, MDWest Palm Beach, FL 334011821067927
Common questions
What is Richard Bost, MD's NPI number?
Richard Bost, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174527014, issued on Jun 9, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Bost, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 650 Fern St, West Palm Beach, FL, 33401. Phone: (561) 655-7142. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Bost, MD's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME-65492, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard Bost, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Bost, MD had 643 Medicare Part D claims for 396 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.