Richard Frederick Busch, MD
Otolaryngology Physician · Bakersfield, CA
Richard Frederick Busch, MD is an otolaryngology physician with a practice address in Bakersfield, California, and NPI 1245265560, issued on Jul 12, 2006. Check the license (California G42715, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Frederick Busch
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Otolaryngology Physician 207Y00000X
- License number
- G42715 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2201 Mt Vernon Ave, Bakersfield, CA 93306
- Phone
- (661) 872-7000
- Enumerated
- Jul 12, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (661) 872-0499
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard Frederick Busch in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G42715Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average otolaryngology physician in 2024
18 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 541 among the 8,339 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.
Richard Frederick Busch among 1,212 otolaryngology physician records in California
Richard Frederick Busch, MD is one of 1,212 otolaryngology physician records with a practice address in California. 80% 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, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 67% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Y00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Otolaryngology Physician providers in California
There are 1,212 otolaryngology physician records in California.
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The 8 otolaryngology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Edmund Fisher, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933091700846946
- Tung Trang, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933091548325855
- Ali Aghamohammadi, MDBakersfield, CA 933011033183157
- Satya Arya, MDBakersfield, CA 933011932262144
- Victor Kitt, MDBakersfield, CA 933011912008442
- Cynthia Rabinov, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933011891728739
- Gary Zerlin, MDBakersfield, CA 933011801873765
- Thomas Akin, M.D.Visalia, CA 932911730451121
Common questions
What is Richard Frederick Busch, MD's NPI number?
Richard Frederick Busch, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245265560, issued on Jul 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Frederick Busch, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2201 Mt Vernon Ave, Bakersfield, CA, 93306. Phone: (661) 872-7000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Frederick Busch, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number G42715, 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 Frederick Busch, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Frederick Busch, MD had 18 Medicare Part D claims; the average among otolaryngology physician prescribers was 541. 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.