Richard David Caldwell, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Childress, TX
Richard David Caldwell, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Childress, Texas, and NPI 1558462465, issued on Sep 25, 2006. Check the license (Texas J5976, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard David Caldwell
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- J5976 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1001 Hwy 83 N, Childress, TX 79201
- Phone
- (940) 937-3636
- Enumerated
- Sep 25, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 23, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (940) 937-9644
- Medicaid ID
- 047042901 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100421000092); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At Houston, 1993
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard David Caldwell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license J5976Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
8,658 Medicare Part D claims for 550 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. 500 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin325 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen301 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium256 claims
- Omeprazole231 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium222 claims
- Potassium Chloride211 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Childress County Hospital DistrictChildress, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard David Caldwell among 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas
Richard David Caldwell, M.D. is one of 11,119 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% 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 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 2004 among the 7,095 with a school on file
- Record last updated2009 · 51% 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 Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
12 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Childress
They are 12 of the 54 NPPES records with a practice address in Childress, and 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas.
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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Thomas Darter, M.D.Childress, TX 792011467553370
- Jacob Darter, MDChildress, TX 792011043848369
- Weldon Green, M.D.Childress, TX 792011609977511
- Kimberly Hagar, MDChildress, TX 792011053721910
- James Henderson, M.D.Childress, TX 792011376644286
- Meagan Husband, M.D.Childress, TX 792011124384342
- Honorato Olay, M.D.Childress, TX 792011174624084
- Dustin Pratt, M.D.Childress, TX 792011912199456
Common questions
What is Richard David Caldwell, M.D.'s NPI number?
Richard David Caldwell, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558462465, issued on Sep 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard David Caldwell, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1001 Hwy 83 N, Childress, TX, 79201. Phone: (940) 937-3636. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard David Caldwell, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number J5976, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard David Caldwell, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard David Caldwell, M.D. had 8,658 Medicare Part D claims for 550 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.