Richard Todd Budenz, MPH, PA-C
Pain Medicine Physician · Elk Grove, CA
Richard Todd Budenz, MPH, PA-C is a pain medicine physician with a practice address in Elk Grove, California, and NPI 1356999007, issued on Aug 27, 2019. Check the license (California 57123, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Todd Budenz
- Credential
- MPH, PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Pain Medicine Physician 208VP0000X
- License number
- 57123 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2372 Maritime Dr, Elk Grove, CA 95758
- Phone
- (916) 478-0112
- Enumerated
- Aug 27, 2019
- Record last updated
- Aug 27, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2372 Maritime Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- John Chan, MDPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1437655644
Verify Richard Todd Budenz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 57123Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
50% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pain medicine physician in 2024
1,048 Medicare Part D claims for 152 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,095 among the 944 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims. 577 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen331 claims
- Gabapentin131 claims
- Pregabalin84 claims
- Buprenorphine Hcl70 claims
- Tramadol Hcl69 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen68 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: $373.01
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Vertos Medical, Inc. The 769 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,397.95 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.
Richard Todd Budenz among 140 pain medicine physician records in California
Richard Todd Budenz, MPH, PA-C is one of 140 pain medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 88% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 88% of these records are older, 9% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 58% of these records are
- Record last updated2019 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208VP0000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pain Medicine Physician providers in California
There are 140 pain medicine physician records in California.
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- Dennis Chu, MDRoseville, CA 956611114077922
Common questions
What is Richard Todd Budenz, MPH, PA-C's NPI number?
Richard Todd Budenz, MPH, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356999007, issued on Aug 27, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Todd Budenz, MPH, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2372 Maritime Dr, Elk Grove, CA, 95758. Phone: (916) 478-0112. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Todd Budenz, MPH, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists California license number 57123, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard Todd Budenz, MPH, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Todd Budenz, MPH, PA-C had 1,048 Medicare Part D claims for 152 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine physician prescribers was 2,095. 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.