Richard Blake Curd, MD
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician · Tea, SD
Richard Blake Curd, MD is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician with a practice address in Tea, South Dakota, and NPI 1376576470, issued on Jul 9, 2006. Check the license (South Dakota 4941, as entered in NPPES) on the South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Blake Curd
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician 207XS0106X
- License number
- 4941 SD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2120 Live Stronger St, Tea, SD 57064
- Phone
- (605) 331-5890
- Enumerated
- Jul 9, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 22, 2026
- Medicaid ID
- 6402090 SD
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100203000640); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Missouri, Kansas City, School Of Medicine, 1991
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard Blake Curd in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners
Search for license 4941Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
75% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic hand surgery physician in 2024
47 Medicare Part D claims for 30 beneficiaries, against an average of 186 among the 2,203 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 17 claims were for opioids.
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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 93.8 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Orthopedic Institute PCYankton, SD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard Blake Curd among 20 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in South Dakota
Richard Blake Curd, MD is one of 20 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with a practice address in South Dakota. 90% 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 25% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 25% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2007 among the 16 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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 207XS0106X and a South Dakota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
2 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records list a practice address in Tea
They are 2 of the 71 NPPES records with a practice address in Tea, and 20 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in South Dakota.
All 20 in South Dakota → Every provider in Tea → Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- David Jones, MDTea, SD 570641508061144
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- Tibor Warganich, M.D.Dakota Dunes, SD 570491942513973
- Matthew Anderson, MDSioux Falls, SD 571041477590925
- Hillary Becker, MDSioux Falls, SD 571041033316914
- Elizabeth Helsper, M.D.Sioux Falls, SD 571041871942292
- Robert Vandemark, M.D.Sioux Falls, SD 571041134126121
- Kathlyn Drexler, M.D.Sioux Falls, SD 571051497048896
Common questions
What is Richard Blake Curd, MD's NPI number?
Richard Blake Curd, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1376576470, issued on Jul 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Blake Curd, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2120 Live Stronger St, Tea, SD, 57064. Phone: (605) 331-5890. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Blake Curd, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Dakota license number 4941, as entered by the provider. Search the South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners at https://www.sdbmoe.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard Blake Curd, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Blake Curd, MD had 47 Medicare Part D claims for 30 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic hand surgery physician prescribers was 186. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Richard Blake Curd, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.8 of 100. 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.