Richard Lowell Hengel, M.D.
Infectious Disease Physician · Atlanta, GA
Richard Lowell Hengel, M.D. is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Atlanta, Georgia, and NPI 1972605665, issued on Sep 2, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 38010, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Lowell Hengel
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
- License number
- 38010 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 275 Collier RD NW, Atlanta, GA 30309
- Phone
- (404) 355-3161
- Enumerated
- Sep 2, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 14, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (404) 355-1353
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050224000007); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 275 Collier RD NW
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Rennie Abraham, FNP, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1669740783
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- Jacob Allen, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1659753200
- Dariush Bahrami, MDNephrology Physician1659354850
- Peter Barratt, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1114936507
- Adrian Bennett, M.D.Specialist1023074374
Verify Richard Lowell Hengel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 38010Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
25% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024
516 Medicare Part D claims for 66 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 54% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Biktarvy88 claims
- Tivicay56 claims
- Descovy33 claims
- Darunavir20 claims
- Pifeltro17 claims
- Prezcobix17 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 89.9 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $282.43
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,362.19 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Atlanta ID Group PCAtlanta, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Infectious Disease Physician providers in Georgia
There are 351 infectious disease physician records in Georgia.
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Common questions
What is Richard Lowell Hengel, M.D.'s NPI number?
Richard Lowell Hengel, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972605665, issued on Sep 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Lowell Hengel, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 275 Collier RD NW, Atlanta, GA, 30309. Phone: (404) 355-3161. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Lowell Hengel, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 38010, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard Lowell Hengel, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Lowell Hengel, M.D. had 516 Medicare Part D claims for 66 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Richard Lowell Hengel, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 89.9 of 100. 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.