Richard W. Desmond, M.D.
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Astoria, NY
Richard W. Desmond, M.D. is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Astoria, New York, and NPI 1710939020, issued on May 16, 2006. Check the license (New York 161151, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard W. Desmond
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- 161151 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2318 31St St, Astoria, NY 11105
- Phone
- (718) 204-2200
- Enumerated
- May 16, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 12, 2026
- Fax
- (718) 204-2218
- Medicaid ID
- 01033554 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101129000688); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai, 1981
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 2318 31St St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Richard W. Desmond 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 161151Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
7,830 Medicare Part D claims for 759 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 23% of claims. 33 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa441 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium357 claims
- Trelegy Ellipta343 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate330 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium255 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate207 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): 84.5 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: $519.86
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 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
- New York UniversityJamaica, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Richard W. Desmond, M.D.'s NPI number?
Richard W. Desmond, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710939020, issued on May 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard W. Desmond, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2318 31St St, Astoria, NY, 11105. Phone: (718) 204-2200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard W. Desmond, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 161151, 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 W. Desmond, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard W. Desmond, M.D. had 7,830 Medicare Part D claims for 759 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Richard W. Desmond, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.5 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.