Richard R. Burns, M.D.
Specialist · San Diego, CA
Richard R. Burns, M.D. is a specialist with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1902856818, issued on May 11, 2006. Check the license (California G45246, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard R. Burns
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- G45246 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3969 4TH Ave, San Diego, CA 92103
- Phone
- (858) 345-1809
- Enumerated
- May 11, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 20, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (619) 688-2626
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050307000398); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Minnesota, Duluth School Of Medicine, 1980
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard R. Burns in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license G45246Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
98% more Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024
2,727 Medicare Part D claims for 685 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 58% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Ofloxacin762 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate607 claims
- Difluprednate396 claims
- Ilevro308 claims
- Moxifloxacin190 claims
- Prolensa144 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: $758.15
27 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 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 2 group practices
- California Eye Professionals Medical Group IncTemecula, CA
- Thomas S Tooma M D A Professional CorporationOntario, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard R. Burns among 5,749 specialist records in California
Richard R. Burns, M.D. is one of 5,749 specialist records with a practice address in California. 30% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 60% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 30% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 19% of these records are
- Graduated1980 · median 1989 among the 1,075 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 77% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Richard R. Burns, M.D.'s NPI number?
Richard R. Burns, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1902856818, issued on May 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard R. Burns, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3969 4TH Ave, San Diego, CA, 92103. Phone: (858) 345-1809. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard R. Burns, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G45246, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Richard R. Burns, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard R. Burns, M.D. had 2,727 Medicare Part D claims for 685 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. 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.