Richard Joseph Edwards, D.O
Family Medicine Physician · Tampa, FL
Richard Joseph Edwards, D.O is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Tampa, Florida, and NPI 1700270675, issued on Mar 27, 2015. Check the license (Florida OS14778, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Joseph Edwards
- Credential
- D.O
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- OS14778 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5130 Sunforest Dr Ste 300, Tampa, FL 33634
- Phone
- (727) 824-0780
- Enumerated
- Mar 27, 2015
- Record last updated
- Nov 19, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (813) 514-8891
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180927001932); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine, 2015
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard Joseph Edwards in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license OS14778Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
360 Medicare Part D claims for 123 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 13 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium19 claims
- Prednisone19 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium18 claims
- Eliquis15 claims
- Cefdinir14 claims
- Furosemide12 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: $414.17
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Optumcare Florida, LLCOrlando, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard Joseph Edwards among 9,399 family medicine physician records in Florida
Richard Joseph Edwards, D.O is one of 9,399 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Florida. 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 2015, is newer than 74% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 74% of these records are older, 24% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2004 among the 5,504 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Richard Joseph Edwards, D.O's NPI number?
Richard Joseph Edwards, D.O's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700270675, issued on Mar 27, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Joseph Edwards, D.O located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5130 Sunforest Dr Ste 300, Tampa, FL, 33634. Phone: (727) 824-0780. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Joseph Edwards, D.O's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number OS14778, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard Joseph Edwards, D.O prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Joseph Edwards, D.O had 360 Medicare Part D claims for 123 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.