Richard Chough
Neurology Physician · Colorado Springs, CO
Richard Chough is a neurology physician with a practice address in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and NPI 1891158424, issued on Mar 31, 2016. Check the license (Colorado 66602, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Chough
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License numbers
- 66602 CO
125.069497 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2312 N Nevada Ave Ste 100, Colorado Springs, CO 80907
- Phone
- (719) 473-3272
- Enumerated
- Mar 31, 2016
- Record last updated
- Jun 28, 2022
- Fax
- (719) 389-1191
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210901000364); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2312 N Nevada Ave Ste 100
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Meghan Cogswell, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1427287002
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- Brendan Lindgren, DONeurology Physician1508329459
Verify Richard Chough in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license 66602Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
30% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology physician in 2024
957 Medicare Part D claims for 206 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Donepezil Hcl92 claims
- Memantine Hcl71 claims
- Levetiracetam54 claims
- Gabapentin47 claims
- Topiramate43 claims
- Carbidopa-Levodopa38 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 81.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,266.57
62 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 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
- Colorado Springs Neurological Associates, P.C.Colorado Springs, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard Chough among 396 neurology physician records in Colorado
Richard Chough is one of 396 neurology physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 77% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 77% of these records are older, 20% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2010 among the 275 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0400X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurology Physician providers in Colorado
There are 396 neurology physician records in Colorado.
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The 8 neurology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Gregory Ales, D.O.Colorado Springs, CO 809071205825692
- Julia Brinley, D.O.Colorado Springs, CO 809071992090732
- Jonathan Greco, D.O.Colorado Springs, CO 809071295197770
- Dongkwan Jin, MDColorado Springs, CO 809071508310111
- Aparna Komatineni, M.DColorado Springs, CO 809071992826424
- Thomas McDonald, MDColorado Springs, CO 809071710956289
- Jonathan Scott, MDColorado Springs, CO 809071841346517
- William Seybold, M.D.Colorado Springs, CO 809071841292752
Common questions
What is Richard Chough's NPI number?
Richard Chough's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1891158424, issued on Mar 31, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Chough located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2312 N Nevada Ave Ste 100, Colorado Springs, CO, 80907. Phone: (719) 473-3272. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Chough's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number 66602, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado Medical Board at https://dpo.colorado.gov/Medical. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard Chough prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Chough had 957 Medicare Part D claims for 206 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Richard Chough's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.