Richard Fernandez, MD
Specialist · Daly City, CA
Richard Fernandez, MD is a specialist with a practice address in Daly City, California, and NPI 1265541346, issued on Aug 30, 2006. Check the license (California G81311, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Fernandez
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- G81311 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 901 Campus Dr Ste 208, Daly City, CA 94015
- Phone
- (650) 755-0733
- Enumerated
- Aug 30, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 23, 2025
- Fax
- (650) 755-3018
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100114000839); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Hahneman Medical College Of The Pacific, 1991
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard Fernandez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license G81311Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
51% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024
675 Medicare Part D claims for 92 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims. 280 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin109 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen87 claims
- Tramadol Hcl-Acetaminophen44 claims
- Acetaminophen-Codeine40 claims
- Pregabalin36 claims
- Morphine Sulfate Er35 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: $157.13
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 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
- Integrated Pain Management Medical Group IncWalnut Creek, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard Fernandez among 5,749 specialist records in California
Richard Fernandez, MD 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
- Graduated1991 · median 1989 among the 1,075 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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.
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The 8 specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jacquelyn BanouvongDaly City, CA 940151851036073
- Mary Brzostowicz, M.D.Daly City, CA 940151487683819
- Cynthia Carsolin-Chang, M.D.Daly City, CA 940151235160409
- Bjorn Eek, M.D.Daly City, CA 940151184744500
- Dennis Hamby, M.D.Daly City, CA 940151922099415
- James Rumack, M.D.Daly City, CA 940151326076282
- Gerald SuarezSan Francisco, CA 940151629588272
- Vincent DelgadoDaly City, CA 940141730067216
Common questions
What is Richard Fernandez, MD's NPI number?
Richard Fernandez, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265541346, issued on Aug 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Fernandez, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 901 Campus Dr Ste 208, Daly City, CA, 94015. Phone: (650) 755-0733. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Fernandez, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number G81311, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Richard Fernandez, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Fernandez, MD had 675 Medicare Part D claims for 92 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.