Richard F. Caruso, MD
Gastroenterology Physician · Lewes, DE
Richard F. Caruso, MD is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Lewes, Delaware, and NPI 1548252265, issued on Aug 18, 2005. Check the license (Delaware C1-0004112, as entered in NPPES) on the Delaware Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard F. Caruso
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- C1-0004112 DE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1309 Savannah RD, Lewes, DE 19958
- Phone
- (302) 645-6698
- Enumerated
- Aug 18, 2005
- Record last updated
- Mar 31, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (302) 645-4505
- Medicaid ID
- 0000494801 DE
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050909000183); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Jefferson Medical College Of Thomas Jefferson University, 1988
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1309 Savannah RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Ashley Cooke, DCChiropractor1619367166
- Tina Dombroski, PACPhysician Assistant1578555207
Verify Richard F. Caruso in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersDelaware Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline
Search for license C1-0004112Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
44% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
454 Medicare Part D claims for 172 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 23% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Omeprazole109 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium74 claims
- Famotidine47 claims
- Esomeprazole Magnesium23 claims
- Mesalamine21 claims
- Lubiprostone13 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 MIPS final 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,543.59
47 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 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 one group practice
- Delaware Center For Digestive Care LLCNewark, DE
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Gastroenterology Physician providers in Delaware
There are 47 gastroenterology physician records in Delaware.
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- Michal Bartel, MDDover, DE1902036783
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Common questions
What is Richard F. Caruso, MD's NPI number?
Richard F. Caruso, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548252265, issued on Aug 18, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard F. Caruso, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1309 Savannah RD, Lewes, DE, 19958. Phone: (302) 645-6698. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard F. Caruso, MD's license?
NPPES lists Delaware license number C1-0004112, as entered by the provider. Search the Delaware Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline at https://delpros.delaware.gov/OH_VerifyLicense. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard F. Caruso, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard F. Caruso, MD had 454 Medicare Part D claims for 172 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Richard F. Caruso, MD's MIPS final 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), 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.