Richard Carl Gaitan
Pharmacist · North Port, FL
Richard Carl Gaitan is a pharmacist with a practice address in North Port, Florida, and NPI 1457699290, issued on Jan 29, 2013. Check the license (Florida PS35286, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Carl Gaitan
- Primary taxonomy
- Pharmacist 183500000X
- License number
- PS35286 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 17179 Tamiami Trl, North Port, FL 34287
- Phone
- (941) 426-8577
- Enumerated
- Jan 29, 2013
- Record last updated
- Jan 29, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard Carl Gaitan in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license PS35286Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Most of these Medicare Part D claims are vaccines, 100% of the cost of the top drugs
18 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries, against an average of 119 among the 28,524 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 94% of claims.
Most prescribed
Pharmacies often give vaccines under a standing order that names one clinician, and CMS counts every such claim under that clinician's NPI. These claims are therefore not a measure of this clinician's own prescribing.
- Shingrix11 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 Carl Gaitan among 19,422 pharmacist records in Florida
Richard Carl Gaitan is one of 19,422 pharmacist records with a practice address in Florida. 12% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 33% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 33% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 12% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 0% of these records are
- Record last updated2013 · 74% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 183500000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
39 pharmacist records list a practice address in North Port
They are 39 of the 812 NPPES records with a practice address in North Port, and 19,422 pharmacist records in Florida.
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The 8 pharmacist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Virginia AlcocerNorth Port, FL 342871336418284
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- David Hampton, PHARM.DNorth Port, FL 342871467000430
- Garry KoontzNorth Port, FL 342871568709400
- Joseph Lacombe, RPHNorth Port, FL 342871043557929
- Balaji Lakshminarayanan, B.PHARMNorth Port, FL 342871134406234
- Andrea LukachNorth Port, FL 342871609191527
- Travis Ogwynn, PHARMDNorth Port, FL 342871326329863
Common questions
What is Richard Carl Gaitan's NPI number?
Richard Carl Gaitan's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457699290, issued on Jan 29, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Carl Gaitan located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 17179 Tamiami Trl, North Port, FL, 34287. Phone: (941) 426-8577. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Carl Gaitan's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number PS35286, 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 Carl Gaitan prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Carl Gaitan had 18 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries; the average among pharmacist prescribers was 119. 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.