NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Richard Edward Cain, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Parkersburg, WV

Richard Edward Cain, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Parkersburg, West Virginia, and NPI 1003811472, issued on Jun 14, 2005. Check the license (West Virginia 15792, as entered in NPPES) on the West Virginia Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1003811472
Name
Richard Edward Cain
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License numbers
15792 WV
35075378 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
73 Nicolette RD, Parkersburg, WV 26104
Phone
(304) 861-4141
Enumerated
Jun 14, 2005
Record last updated
Jan 30, 2026
Fax
(304) 917-3750
Medicaid IDs
0957166 OH
0042198000 WV
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20161108000500); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Jc Edwards School Of Medicine, Marshall University, 1988
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 73 Nicolette RD

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Jessica DiehmProfessional Counselor1669081683
  2. Cami Myers, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1902663859

Verify Richard Edward Cain in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWest Virginia Board of Medicine
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024

8,132 Medicare Part D claims for 381 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 471 claims were for opioids.

  1. Richard Cain8,132
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium299 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium250 claims
  3. Metoprolol Succinate239 claims
  4. Pantoprazole Sodium207 claims
  5. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen193 claims
  6. Losartan Potassium186 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: $1,142.16

67 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Richard Cain$1,142.16
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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

  1. Wirt County Health Services Association, IncParkersburg, WV

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Richard Edward Cain among 1,122 family medicine physician records in West Virginia

Richard Edward Cain, M.D. is one of 1,122 family medicine physician records with a practice address in West Virginia. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 86% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated1988 · median 2006 among the 702 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a West Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

29 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Parkersburg

They are 29 of the 2,875 NPPES records with a practice address in Parkersburg, and 1,122 family medicine physician records in West Virginia.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. John Beane, MDParkersburg, WV 261041275532194
  2. Douglas Brooks, M.D.Parkersburg, WV 261041902858707
  3. Brian Powderly, MDParkersburg, WV 261041134196835
  4. Sandra Sabo, M.D.Parkersburg, WV 261041366711277
  5. Joel Shiffler, MDParkersburg, WV 261041427158484
  6. Tara Staats, NP-CParkersburg, WV 261041114402328
  7. Richard Watson, M.D.Parkersburg, WV 261041871541235
  8. Catherine Adkins, MDVienna, WV 261051063415859

Common questions

What is Richard Edward Cain, M.D.'s NPI number?

Richard Edward Cain, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003811472, issued on Jun 14, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Richard Edward Cain, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 73 Nicolette RD, Parkersburg, WV, 26104. Phone: (304) 861-4141. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Richard Edward Cain, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists West Virginia license number 15792, as entered by the provider. Search the West Virginia Board of Medicine at https://wvbom.wv.gov/public/search/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Richard Edward Cain, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Richard Edward Cain, M.D. had 8,132 Medicare Part D claims for 381 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.