Richard Caldwell, M.D.
Otolaryngology Physician · Gadsden, AL
Richard Caldwell, M.D. is an otolaryngology physician with a practice address in Gadsden, Alabama, and NPI 1629182332, issued on Aug 18, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 19865, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Caldwell
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Otolaryngology Physician 207Y00000X
- License number
- 19865 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 417B S 4TH St, Gadsden, AL 35901
- Phone
- (256) 543-9302
- Enumerated
- Aug 18, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 417B S 4TH St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Thomas Dowling, M.D.Otolaryngology Physician1942314679
Verify Richard Caldwell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 19865Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
4.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average otolaryngology physician in 2024
2,487 Medicare Part D claims for 665 beneficiaries, against an average of 536 among the 7,899 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 2% of claims. 34 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Fluticasone Propionate352 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium324 claims
- Ipratropium Bromide267 claims
- Famotidine228 claims
- Ofloxacin157 claims
- Montelukast Sodium138 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.
No measured Medicare quality score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $56.38
2 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.. The 6,168 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,038.17 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.
One hospital or facility affiliation
- Dowling And Caldwell MD PCGadsden, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Otolaryngology Physician providers in Alabama
There are 151 otolaryngology physician records in Alabama.
Other otolaryngology physician records in Alabama
- Garima AgarwalBirmingham, AL1578821864
- Jack Aland, M.D.Birmingham, AL1649284308
- James Anderson, MDMontgomery, AL1376634964
- Scott Asher, M.D.Dothan, AL1316109978
- Luke Bailey, MDOpelika, AL1538788302
- William Barber, MDBirmingham, AL1861699043
- Pamela Beams, DOMontgomery, AL1750764221
- Craig Benoit, M.D.Tuscaloosa, AL1477528149
- Pramod Bhatia, MDTalladega, AL1104808245
- Tarika Bhuta, M.D.Birmingham, AL1841265071
Common questions
What is Richard Caldwell, M.D.'s NPI number?
Richard Caldwell, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629182332, issued on Aug 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Caldwell, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 417B S 4TH St, Gadsden, AL, 35901. Phone: (256) 543-9302. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Caldwell, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 19865, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard Caldwell, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Caldwell, M.D. had 2,487 Medicare Part D claims for 665 beneficiaries; the average among otolaryngology physician prescribers was 536. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Richard Caldwell, M.D.'s Medicare quality score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.