NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Richard M. Faraday, M.D.

Specialist · Orange, CA

Richard M. Faraday, M.D. is a specialist with a practice address in Orange, California, and NPI 1881662021, issued on Mar 14, 2006. Check the license (California 207RI0200X, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; 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
1881662021
Name
Richard M. Faraday
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Specialist 174400000X
License number
207RI0200X CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
705 W LA Veta Ave, Orange, CA 92868
Phone
(714) 997-5597
Enumerated
Mar 14, 2006
Record last updated
Apr 16, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(714) 516-2799
Medicaid ID
00G707940 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040427001330); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of California, San Diego School Of Medicine, 1989
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 705 W LA Veta Ave

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
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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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60% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024

549 Medicare Part D claims for 90 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Richard Faraday549
  2. Specialty average1,380

Most prescribed

  1. Fosfomycin Tromethamine73 claims
  2. Cephalexin66 claims
  3. Isoniazid42 claims
  4. Azithromycin37 claims
  5. Fluconazole29 claims
  6. Methenamine Hippurate23 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.

Richard M. Faraday among 5,749 specialist records in California

Richard M. Faraday, M.D. is one of 5,749 specialist records with a practice address in California. 30% 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 7% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 60% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 30% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 19% of these records are
  • Graduated1989 · median 1989 among the 1,075 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2009 · 77% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Specialist providers in California

There are 5,749 specialist records in California.

The 8 specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Michael Arquilla, M.D.Orange, CA 928681598734832
  2. Birbal Bhaskar, M.D.Orange, CA 928681194773168
  3. Ayaz Biviji, M.D.Orange, CA 928681023008422
  4. Michele Carpenter, M.D.Orange, CA 928681770543712
  5. Charles Keller, M.D.Orange, CA 928681558324392
  6. Thomas Kim, M.D.Orange, CA 928681144225301
  7. Eric Lee, M.D.Orange, CA 928681720075641
  8. Milton Legome, M.D.Orange, CA 928681013904911

Common questions

What is Richard M. Faraday, M.D.'s NPI number?

Richard M. Faraday, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881662021, issued on Mar 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Richard M. Faraday, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 705 W LA Veta Ave, Orange, CA, 92868. Phone: (714) 997-5597. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Richard M. Faraday, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number 207RI0200X, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Richard M. Faraday, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Richard M. Faraday, M.D. had 549 Medicare Part D claims for 90 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. 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.