NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Richard Colyer, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician · Bedford, TX

Richard Colyer, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Bedford, Texas, and NPI 1578539326, issued on Feb 23, 2006. Check the license (Texas K5872, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1578539326
Name
Richard Colyer
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
K5872 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1600 Hospital Pkwy, Bedford, TX 76022
Phone
(817) 848-4000
Enumerated
Feb 23, 2006
Record last updated
Oct 23, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
117865901 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040802000626); may accept Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Southwestern Medical School At Dallas, 1995
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1600 Hospital Pkwy

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Leyli AbbasovaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1659168839
  2. Ayesha Ahmad, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1487440814
  3. Sabita Ale ThapaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1750134862
  4. Jorden AlexStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1871397539
  5. Marina Ali, DO, MSStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1346044823
  6. Mohan Nishna AlichettyInternal Medicine Physician1316634785

Verify Richard Colyer in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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16% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

190 Medicare Part D claims for 131 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Richard Colyer190
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Azithromycin34 claims
  2. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass25 claims
  3. Methylprednisolone17 claims
  4. Cephalexin13 claims
  5. Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro11 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 2 group practices

  1. Frisco Emergency Medicine Associates PACoppell, TX
  2. Legacy Urgent Care PAFrisco, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Richard Colyer among 4,885 emergency medicine physician records in Texas

Richard Colyer, MD is one of 4,885 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 83% 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 6% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 67% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
  • Graduated1995 · median 2013 among the 2,779 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2014 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

19 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Bedford

They are 19 of the 1,100 NPPES records with a practice address in Bedford, and 4,885 emergency medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Michelle Beeson, MDBedford, TX 760221699740423
  2. Martha Bush, MDBedford, TX 760221235105065
  3. Nikki Long, M.D.Bedford, TX 760221831175777
  4. Troy Obregon, MDBedford, TX 760221881660652
  5. Rajeev Patel, MDBedford, TX 760221386610954
  6. Jeff Peebles, MDBedford, TX 760221790751568
  7. Bob Rowland, MDBedford, TX 760221093781866
  8. Angela Straface, MDBedford, TX 760221588643621

Common questions

What is Richard Colyer, MD's NPI number?

Richard Colyer, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578539326, issued on Feb 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Richard Colyer, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1600 Hospital Pkwy, Bedford, TX, 76022. Phone: (817) 848-4000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Richard Colyer, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number K5872, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Richard Colyer, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Richard Colyer, MD had 190 Medicare Part D claims for 131 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.