NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Richard L. Jaffe, MD

Psychiatry Physician · Philadelphia, PA

Richard L. Jaffe, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1962448167, issued on Jun 22, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD016988E, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1962448167
Name
Richard L. Jaffe
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
MD016988E PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
101 E Olney Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19120
Phone
(215) 456-7000
Enumerated
Jun 22, 2006
Record last updated
Oct 11, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(215) 254-2599
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050617000336); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Jefferson Medical College Of Thomas Jefferson University, 1974
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 101 E Olney Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Linda Bailey, P.A.Surgical Physician Assistant1053369041
  2. George Bell, MDPsychiatry Physician1295775997
  3. Beth Berman, PSY.D.Clinical Psychologist1265471031
  4. Kimberly Best, MDPsychiatry Physician1073556007
  5. John Boruch, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1174562854
  6. Sandra Brice, P.A.Surgical Physician Assistant1548217961

Verify Richard L. Jaffe in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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21% more Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

1,206 Medicare Part D claims for 92 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 2% of claims.

  1. Richard Jaffe1,206
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Venlafaxine Hcl Er97 claims
  2. Buspirone Hcl90 claims
  3. Clonazepam81 claims
  4. Aripiprazole77 claims
  5. Trazodone Hcl61 claims
  6. Lamotrigine54 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $1,440.00

1 payment: compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Richard Jaffe$1,440.00
  2. Specialty average$4,954.93

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

  1. Optum Behavioral Care OF Connecticut PCSpringfield, PA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Richard L. Jaffe among 2,662 psychiatry physician records in Pennsylvania

Richard L. Jaffe, MD is one of 2,662 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 72% 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 6% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 61% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 45% of these records are
  • Graduated1974 · median 2003 among the 1,186 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2010 · 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 2084P0800X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

727 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Philadelphia

They are 727 of the 42,849 NPPES records with a practice address in Philadelphia, and 2,662 psychiatry physician records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. George Bell, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191201295775997
  2. Kimberly Best, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191201073556007
  3. Douglas Cosgrove, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191201164468427
  4. Fayez Elgabalawi, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191201578505889
  5. Kevin Hails, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191201710927116
  6. Chong Kim, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191201114972825
  7. Joselyn LluberesPhiladelphia, PA 191201205877065
  8. John McCafferty, M.D.Philadelphia, PA 191201528016524

Common questions

What is Richard L. Jaffe, MD's NPI number?

Richard L. Jaffe, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962448167, issued on Jun 22, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Richard L. Jaffe, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 101 E Olney Ave, Philadelphia, PA, 19120. Phone: (215) 456-7000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Richard L. Jaffe, MD's license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD016988E, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Richard L. Jaffe, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Richard L. Jaffe, MD had 1,206 Medicare Part D claims for 92 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.