Richard Alan Chefetz, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Washington, DC
Richard Alan Chefetz, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Washington, District of Columbia, and NPI 1780648832, issued on Apr 14, 2006. Check the license (District of Columbia MD18195, as entered in NPPES) on the District of Columbia Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Alan Chefetz
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- MD18195 DC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4612 49TH St NW, Washington, DC 20016
- Phone
- (202) 966-0224
- Enumerated
- Apr 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 29, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (202) 244-5676
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101203000008); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Virginia Commonwealth University, School Of Medicine, 1976
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4612 49TH St NW
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Kathryn Chefetz, MSWClinical Social Worker1083752141
Verify Richard Alan Chefetz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersDistrict of Columbia Board of Medicine
Search for license MD18195Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
69% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
309 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Clonazepam100 claims
- Citalopram Hbr29 claims
- Risperidone26 claims
- Bupropion Xl23 claims
- Trazodone Hcl22 claims
- Methylphenidate Hcl19 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.
Richard Alan Chefetz among 474 psychiatry physician records in District of Columbia
Richard Alan Chefetz, M.D. is one of 474 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in District of Columbia. 58% 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 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 75% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 58% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 26% of these records are
- Graduated1976 · median 2005 among the 124 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a District of Columbia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
467 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Washington
They are 467 of the 45,857 NPPES records with a practice address in Washington, and 474 psychiatry physician records in District of Columbia.
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Common questions
What is Richard Alan Chefetz, M.D.'s NPI number?
Richard Alan Chefetz, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780648832, issued on Apr 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Alan Chefetz, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4612 49TH St NW, Washington, DC, 20016. Phone: (202) 966-0224. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Alan Chefetz, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists District of Columbia license number MD18195, as entered by the provider. Search the District of Columbia Board of Medicine at https://dchealth.dc.gov/bomed. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard Alan Chefetz, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Alan Chefetz, M.D. had 309 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.