Richard David Griffith, M.D.
General Practice Physician · Cambria, CA
Richard David Griffith, M.D. is a general practice physician with a practice address in Cambria, California, and NPI 1447309067, issued on Jan 10, 2007. Check the license (California A97460, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard David Griffith
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Physician 208D00000X
- License number
- A97460 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6855 Kathryn Dr, Cambria, CA 93428
- Phone
- (805) 440-3283
- Enumerated
- Jan 10, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 21, 2022
- Fax
- (805) 927-2973
- Medicaid ID
- 1447309067 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080905000413); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, San Francisco School Of Medicine, 2004
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard David Griffith in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A97460Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
49% more Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice physician in 2024
4,516 Medicare Part D claims for 176 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,030 among the 8,395 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 61 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Escitalopram Oxalate280 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium274 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate246 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium170 claims
- Eliquis135 claims
- Mirtazapine124 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 77.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Dr Dave Griffith IncCambria, CA
- Richard David Griffith MD IncCambria, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard David Griffith among 1,956 general practice physician records in California
Richard David Griffith, M.D. is one of 1,956 general practice physician records with a practice address in California. 48% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 34% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 34% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 48% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 27% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 1994 among the 520 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208D00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
2 general practice physician records list a practice address in Cambria
They are 2 of the 50 NPPES records with a practice address in Cambria, and 1,956 general practice physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Richard David Griffith, M.D.'s NPI number?
Richard David Griffith, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447309067, issued on Jan 10, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard David Griffith, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6855 Kathryn Dr, Cambria, CA, 93428. Phone: (805) 440-3283. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard David Griffith, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A97460, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard David Griffith, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard David Griffith, M.D. had 4,516 Medicare Part D claims for 176 beneficiaries; the average among general practice physician prescribers was 3,030. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Richard David Griffith, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 77.1 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.