Richard Douglas Happel, M.D., PH.D.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Wytheville, VA
Richard Douglas Happel, M.D., PH.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Wytheville, Virginia, and NPI 1568422954, issued on Mar 28, 2006. Check the license (Virginia 0101038312, as entered in NPPES) on the Virginia Department of Health Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Douglas Happel
- Credential
- M.D., PH.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- 0101038312 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1150 Holston RD, Wytheville, VA 24382
- Phone
- (276) 228-4860
- Enumerated
- Mar 28, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 21, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (276) 228-4879
- Medicaid ID
- 006002501 VA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080630000210); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of South Carolina School Of Medicine, 1984
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest cardiovascular disease physician records → All 637 in Virginia → Look up another NPI →
Verify Richard Douglas Happel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVirginia Department of Health Professions
Search for license 0101038312Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
14% more Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
3,522 Medicare Part D claims for 587 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Tartrate566 claims
- Eliquis338 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate288 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate211 claims
- Losartan Potassium171 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium159 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Carilion Healthcare CorporationWytheville, VA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard Douglas Happel among 637 cardiovascular disease physician records in Virginia
Richard Douglas Happel, M.D., PH.D. is one of 637 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Virginia. 83% 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 17% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 17% of these records are older, 43% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated1984 · median 2000 among the 452 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Virginia
There are 637 cardiovascular disease physician records in Virginia.
All 637 in Virginia → Every provider in Wytheville → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Donald Anderson, MD, FACC, FCCP, COLWytheville, VA 243821679564595
- Ralph Capaldo, M.D.Galax, VA 243331528049350
- James Crozier, M.D.Galax, VA 243331447218581
- Douglas Sawch, MDLexington, VA 244501285123158
- Ajaykumar Acharya, M.D.Pulaski, VA 243011326058785
- Orson Go, MDNorton, VA 242731811142169
- Anilkumar Joshi, MDNorton, VA 242731114998986
- Shipeng Yu, MDNorton, VA 242731063772150
Common questions
What is Richard Douglas Happel, M.D., PH.D.'s NPI number?
Richard Douglas Happel, M.D., PH.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568422954, issued on Mar 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Douglas Happel, M.D., PH.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1150 Holston RD, Wytheville, VA, 24382. Phone: (276) 228-4860. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Douglas Happel, M.D., PH.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Virginia license number 0101038312, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia Department of Health Professions at https://dhp.virginiainteractive.org/lookup/index. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard Douglas Happel, M.D., PH.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Douglas Happel, M.D., PH.D. had 3,522 Medicare Part D claims for 587 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.