Richard Leon Bridgewater, MD
Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician · Miramar, FL
Richard Leon Bridgewater, MD is an obstetrics & gynecology physician with a practice address in Miramar, Florida, and NPI 1326143017, issued on Sep 14, 2006. Check the license (Florida ME63506, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Leon Bridgewater
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician 207V00000X
- License number
- ME63506 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1951 SW 172ND Ave, Miramar, FL 33029
- Phone
- (954) 636-8888
- Enumerated
- Sep 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 11, 2025
- Fax
- (954) 671-0070
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190314000724); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Yale University School Of Medicine, 1986
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1951 SW 172ND Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Alice Batraville, ARNPNurse Practitioner1700251709
- Alba Beltran, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1922618115
- Dwight Benjamin, MD, FACOG, FRCOGObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1962513648
Verify Richard Leon Bridgewater in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME63506Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
64% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average obstetrics & gynecology physician in 2024
60 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries, against an average of 165 among the 28,733 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $215.15
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Shield Therapeutics Inc. The 21,429 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,030.61 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Vitalmd Group Holding LLCMiami, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard Leon Bridgewater among 2,601 obstetrics & gynecology physician records in Florida
Richard Leon Bridgewater, MD is one of 2,601 obstetrics & gynecology physician records with a practice address in Florida. 79% 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 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 2004 among the 1,657 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207V00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
18 obstetrics & gynecology physician records list a practice address in Miramar
They are 18 of the 2,672 NPPES records with a practice address in Miramar, and 2,601 obstetrics & gynecology physician records in Florida.
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The 8 obstetrics & gynecology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Dwight Benjamin, MD, FACOG, FRCOGMiramar, FL 330291962513648
- Jonathan Bratter, D.O.Miramar, FL 330291891904850
- Juan Castillo-Plaza, MDPembroke Pines, FL 330291740269851
- Monica Companioni, M.D.Pembroke Pines, FL 330291083823447
- Johanne Compas-Baril, M.D.Pembroke Pines, FL 330291710134135
- Monica Daniel, MDPembroke Pines, FL 330291376522482
Common questions
What is Richard Leon Bridgewater, MD's NPI number?
Richard Leon Bridgewater, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326143017, issued on Sep 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Leon Bridgewater, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1951 SW 172ND Ave, Miramar, FL, 33029. Phone: (954) 636-8888. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Leon Bridgewater, MD's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME63506, 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 Leon Bridgewater, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Leon Bridgewater, MD had 60 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries; the average among obstetrics & gynecology physician prescribers was 165. 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.