Richard Shepherd Jones, D.M.D.
Periodontics · Clarks Summit, PA
Richard Shepherd Jones, D.M.D. is a periodontics with a practice address in Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1205276227, issued on Jul 5, 2013. Check the license (Pennsylvania DS016731L, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Shepherd Jones
- Credential
- D.M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Periodontics 1223P0300X
- License number
- DS016731L PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 239 Northern Blvd, Clarks Summit, PA 18411
- Phone
- (570) 586-8900
- Enumerated
- Jul 5, 2013
- Record last updated
- Jul 9, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (570) 586-8912
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard Shepherd Jones in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
Search for license DS016731LCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
34% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average periodontics in 2024
184 Medicare Part D claims for 62 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 4,191 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Chlorhexidine Gluconate79 claims
- Amoxicillin51 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate31 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: $2.87
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Align Technology, Inc. The 2,966 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,338.41 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.
Richard Shepherd Jones among 249 periodontics records in Pennsylvania
Richard Shepherd Jones, D.M.D. is one of 249 periodontics records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 75% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 75% of these records are older, 20% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2013 · 78% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 1223P0300X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Periodontics providers in Pennsylvania
There are 249 periodontics records in Pennsylvania.
All 249 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Clarks Summit → Periodontics nationwide →
The 8 periodontics records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Randy Nolf, D.D.S.Stroudsburg, PA 183601629298484
- William Marchese, DDS MSScranton, PA 185031528076460
- Bryan Frantz, DMDDunmore, PA 185121598882417
- Kristen Frantz, DMDDunmore, PA 185121760935506
- Matthew Zale, D.M.D.Dickson City, PA 185191417026790
- Daniel Mazzocco, DMDHazelton, PA 182011609961861
- J. Fitzpatrick, D.D.S.Kingston, PA 187041467661850
- Gilbert Fleischman, DDSKingston, PA 187041831205178
Common questions
What is Richard Shepherd Jones, D.M.D.'s NPI number?
Richard Shepherd Jones, D.M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205276227, issued on Jul 5, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Shepherd Jones, D.M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 239 Northern Blvd, Clarks Summit, PA, 18411. Phone: (570) 586-8900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Shepherd Jones, D.M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number DS016731L, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Richard Shepherd Jones, D.M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Shepherd Jones, D.M.D. had 184 Medicare Part D claims for 62 beneficiaries; the average among periodontics prescribers was 277. 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.