Richard Hon Ching
Pharmacist · Lavale, MD
Richard Hon Ching is a pharmacist with a practice address in Lavale, Maryland, and NPI 1407695844, issued on May 24, 2024. Check the license (Maryland 29517, as entered in NPPES) with the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Hon Ching
- Primary taxonomy
- Pharmacist 183500000X
- License number
- 29517 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1202 National Hwy, Lavale, MD 21502
- Phone
- (301) 729-1004
- Enumerated
- May 24, 2024
- Record last updated
- Dec 2, 2024
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard Hon Ching in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Maryland board licenses this profession
Search for license 29517Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Most of these Medicare Part D claims are vaccines, 100% of the cost of the top drugs
45 Medicare Part D claims for 41 beneficiaries, against an average of 119 among the 28,524 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 100% of claims.
Most prescribed
Pharmacies often give vaccines under a standing order that names one clinician, and CMS counts every such claim under that clinician's NPI. These claims are therefore not a measure of this clinician's own prescribing.
- Shingrix22 claims
- Abrysvo13 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 Hon Ching among 5,562 pharmacist records in Maryland
Richard Hon Ching is one of 5,562 pharmacist records with a practice address in Maryland. 10% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2024, is newer than 92% of them.
- NPI issued2024 · 92% of these records are older, 4% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 10% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2024 · 78% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 183500000X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
13 pharmacist records list a practice address in Lavale
They are 13 of the 121 NPPES records with a practice address in Lavale, and 5,562 pharmacist records in Maryland.
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Common questions
What is Richard Hon Ching's NPI number?
Richard Hon Ching's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407695844, issued on May 24, 2024. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Hon Ching located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1202 National Hwy, Lavale, MD, 21502. Phone: (301) 729-1004. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Hon Ching's license?
NPPES lists Maryland license number 29517, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Richard Hon Ching prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Hon Ching had 45 Medicare Part D claims for 41 beneficiaries; the average among pharmacist prescribers was 119. 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.