Richard L. Collins, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Williamsville, NY
Richard L. Collins, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Williamsville, New York, and NPI 1730145343, issued on Apr 22, 2006. Check the license (New York 166736-1, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard L. Collins
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 166736-1 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 325 Essjay RD, Williamsville, NY 14221
- Phone
- (716) 630-1018
- Enumerated
- Apr 22, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 6, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (716) 250-5909
- Medicaid ID
- 00987531 NY
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard L. Collins 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 166736-1Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
7,358 Medicare Part D claims for 603 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 49 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Rosuvastatin Calcium805 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium599 claims
- Lisinopril462 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium340 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate287 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate253 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $1,614.31
77 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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.
Richard L. Collins among 12,067 internal medicine physician records in New York
Richard L. Collins, MD 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 fileNo · 60% of these records are
- Record last updated2021 · 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).
64 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Williamsville
They are 64 of the 3,530 NPPES records with a practice address in Williamsville, and 12,067 internal medicine physician records in New York.
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Common questions
What is Richard L. Collins, MD's NPI number?
Richard L. Collins, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730145343, issued on Apr 22, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard L. Collins, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 325 Essjay RD, Williamsville, NY, 14221. Phone: (716) 630-1018. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard L. Collins, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 166736-1, 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 L. Collins, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard L. Collins, MD had 7,358 Medicare Part D claims for 603 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.