Richard Edward Charles, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Buffalo, NY
Richard Edward Charles, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Buffalo, New York, and NPI 1588629216, issued on Apr 18, 2006. Check the license (New York 213322, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Edward Charles
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 213322 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 85 High St, Buffalo, NY 14203
- Phone
- (716) 857-8641
- Enumerated
- Apr 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 12, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (716) 856-3002
- Medicaid ID
- 01991868 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100309000186); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- State University Of New York At Buffalo School Of Medicine, 1996
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 85 High St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Richard Edward Charles in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 213322Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
11,627 Medicare Part D claims for 2,386 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims. 25 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Rosuvastatin Calcium738 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium473 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate439 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium396 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium352 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate339 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
- General Physician PCBuffalo, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard Edward Charles among 12,067 internal medicine physician records in New York
Richard Edward Charles, M.D. is one of 12,067 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in New York. 79% 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 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2002 among the 7,221 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
293 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Buffalo
They are 293 of the 13,287 NPPES records with a practice address in Buffalo, and 12,067 internal medicine physician records in New York.
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Common questions
What is Richard Edward Charles, M.D.'s NPI number?
Richard Edward Charles, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588629216, issued on Apr 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Edward Charles, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 85 High St, Buffalo, NY, 14203. Phone: (716) 857-8641. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Edward Charles, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 213322, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard Edward Charles, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Edward Charles, M.D. had 11,627 Medicare Part D claims for 2,386 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.