Richard Guthrie, D.O.
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Scottsdale, AZ
Richard Guthrie, D.O. is a hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Scottsdale, Arizona, and NPI 1235105859, issued on Feb 24, 2006. Check the license (Arizona 4468, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Guthrie
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RH0002X
- License number
- 4468 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 13400 E Shea Blvd, Scottsdale, AZ 85259
- Phone
- (480) 301-8000
- Enumerated
- Feb 24, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 13400 E Shea Blvd
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Verify Richard Guthrie in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
Search for license 4468Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
55% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024
330 Medicare Part D claims for 74 beneficiaries, against an average of 741 among the 1,607 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims. 160 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Fentanyl44 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl37 claims
- Gabapentin33 claims
- Hydromorphone Hcl28 claims
- Pregabalin27 claims
- Morphine Sulfate Er26 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 78.6 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 one group practice
- Banner Hospital Based Physicians Arizona LLCSun City West, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in Arizona
There are 67 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Arizona.
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Common questions
What is Richard Guthrie, D.O.'s NPI number?
Richard Guthrie, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235105859, issued on Feb 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Guthrie, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 13400 E Shea Blvd, Scottsdale, AZ, 85259. Phone: (480) 301-8000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Guthrie, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 4468, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard Guthrie, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Guthrie, D.O. had 330 Medicare Part D claims for 74 beneficiaries; the average among hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 741. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Richard Guthrie, D.O.'s Medicare quality score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 78.6 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), loaded Aug 27, 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) 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 27, 2026.