Richard Albright Cheek, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Statesville, NC
Richard Albright Cheek, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Statesville, North Carolina, and NPI 1750680062, issued on Mar 25, 2011. Check the license (North Carolina 2025-02946, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Albright Cheek
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 2025-02946 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1540 E Broad St Ste A, Statesville, NC 28625
- Phone
- (704) 878-4958
- Enumerated
- Mar 25, 2011
- Record last updated
- Feb 14, 2026
- Fax
- (704) 878-4949
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20251121000322); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of South Carolina School Of Medicine, 2011
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard Albright Cheek in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2025-02946Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
71% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
42 Medicare Part D claims for 36 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 32 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tramadol Hcl30 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
- Iredell Physician Network LLCStatesville, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard Albright Cheek among 1,170 surgery physician records in North Carolina
Richard Albright Cheek, M.D. is one of 1,170 surgery physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 68% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 68% of these records are older, 28% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2004 among the 773 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 208600000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
11 surgery physician records list a practice address in Statesville
They are 11 of the 1,194 NPPES records with a practice address in Statesville, and 1,170 surgery physician records in North Carolina.
All 1,170 in North Carolina → Every provider in Statesville → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Lee Easterwood, M.D.Statesville, NC 286251366503534
- Bruce Harris, M.D.Statesville, NC 286251477545911
- Mark Hrko, D.O.Statesville, NC 286251821033531
- Timothy Leone, DOStatesville, NC 286251043411259
- Amanda PughStatesville, NC 286251851711428
- Gary Robinson, MDStatesville, NC 286251316926363
- Paul Swaney, MDStatesville, NC 286251659350502
- Daniel WhiteStatesville, NC 286251003348558
Common questions
What is Richard Albright Cheek, M.D.'s NPI number?
Richard Albright Cheek, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1750680062, issued on Mar 25, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Albright Cheek, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1540 E Broad St Ste A, Statesville, NC, 28625. Phone: (704) 878-4958. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Albright Cheek, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2025-02946, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard Albright Cheek, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Albright Cheek, M.D. had 42 Medicare Part D claims for 36 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.