Richard F. Fossum, D.D.S.
General Practice Dentistry · Temple, TX
Richard F. Fossum, D.D.S. is a general practice dentistry with a practice address in Temple, Texas, and NPI 1265451660, issued on Jul 18, 2006. Check the license (Texas 19639, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard F. Fossum
- Credential
- D.D.S.
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Dentistry 1223G0001X
- License number
- 19639 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2534 Blue Meadow Dr, Temple, TX 76502
- Phone
- (254) 778-3900
- Enumerated
- Jul 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (253) 681-0728
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard F. Fossum in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license 19639Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
1% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice dentistry in 2024
82 Medicare Part D claims for 45 beneficiaries, against an average of 83 among the 70,290 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin43 claims
- Diclofenac Potassium14 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: $57.96
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Dentsply Sirona Inc. The 41,669 providers of this specialty with any payment received $597.01 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.
Richard F. Fossum among 10,056 general practice dentistry records in Texas
Richard F. Fossum, D.D.S. is one of 10,056 general practice dentistry records with a practice address in Texas. 64% 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 3% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 73% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 64% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 71% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 1223G0001X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
44 general practice dentistry records list a practice address in Temple
They are 44 of the 4,612 NPPES records with a practice address in Temple, and 10,056 general practice dentistry records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Richard F. Fossum, D.D.S.'s NPI number?
Richard F. Fossum, D.D.S.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265451660, issued on Jul 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard F. Fossum, D.D.S. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2534 Blue Meadow Dr, Temple, TX, 76502. Phone: (254) 778-3900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard F. Fossum, D.D.S.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number 19639, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Richard F. Fossum, D.D.S. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard F. Fossum, D.D.S. had 82 Medicare Part D claims for 45 beneficiaries; the average among general practice dentistry prescribers was 83. 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.