NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Nephrology Physician NPI 1912095647 MD
Verify on CMS → Richard Kasama, MD
Nephrology Physician in Cherry Hill, New Jersey.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 10,806 in Nephrology Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
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We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
288
Medicare Part D claims · 66 beneficiaries · Nephrology Physician avg: 2K
Generic prescribing
68%
generic claims · 32% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
25.7/100
▼ 58 pts below national avg 83.5 · Below average
Industry payments
$271.03
10 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2024
What the federal data shows
Richard Kasama, MD reported a CMS MIPS final score of 25.7/100 - below the 83.5 national average - and filed 288 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.
- 25.7/100
- MIPS score · -58 vs avg
- 288
- Part D claims, 2024
- 68%
- generic prescribing
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about Richard Kasama, MD
Federal records show an active NPI with both Medicare prescribing volume and a measured CMS quality score — objective registry data, not patient reviews.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1912095647), first enumerated 10/10/2006.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 288 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
CMS quality reporting (MIPS)
Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 25.7/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program
- Reported
Board certification signal
Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.
- Reported
Industry payment transparency
$271.03 in reported industry payments (10 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.
Source: CMS Open Payments
- Not in federal data
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CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1912095647 · Nephrology Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-LEGACY · TAX-MID · MIPS-LOW · RX-LIGHT · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-FINISH
- NPI-10 1912095647
- ENUM-LEGACY 2006
- TAX-MID 11K Nephrology Physician
- MIPS-LOW 25.7/100
- RX-LIGHT 288
- BOOK-THIN 356 in New Jersey
- PHOTO-FINISH Abdul Wahab, M.D. · ±0.0
MIPS final-score neighbourhood
Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity
- Venugopal Govind…
Venugopal Govindappa, MD
25.6 MIPS pts
- Kasama · this pr…
Kasama · this provider
25.7 MIPS pts
- Abdul Wahab, M.D…
Abdul Wahab, M.D.
25.7 MIPS pts
- Geoffrey Alilonu…
Geoffrey Alilonu, M.D.
25.9 MIPS pts
- Nashib Hashmi, M…
Nashib Hashmi, M.D.
26.1 MIPS pts
What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).
Richard Kasama, MD's MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.
26 ≥ 3rd percentile 3% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
The percentile is a conservative whole-score-point band: it counts only measured clinicians in lower score bands. A CMS MIPS metric is not a recommendation or a clinical-quality rating by PlainDoctor. See methodology § corpus placement.
Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023
Where Richard Kasama, MD sits
This provider among nephrology physician peers
Across the 2,230 nephrology physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Richard Kasama, MD writes more Part D claims than 17% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 11% - placing this provider in the lower-volume, lower-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.
Each dot is one nephrology physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Richard Kasama, MD. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Richard Kasama, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Richard Kasama, MD?
Below national averagePrimary specialty
Nephrology Physician
Medicare Part D claims
288 81% vs specialty avg
MIPS final score
25.7/100 57.8 pts vs avg
Specialty distribution in New Jersey
How Nephrology Physician compares to other specialties among New Jersey providers
Medicare quality performance, MIPS
Richard Kasama, MD's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Nephrology Physician national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 25.7/100
- vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1912095647 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Nephrology Physician |
| Credentials | MD |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 10/10/2006 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
25.7115
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
0
Quality
85.705
Cost
Reporting: Individual
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Richard Kasama, MD. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$271
Largest payer
Ardelyx, Inc.
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Above average
Richard Kasama, MD - brand share 32.0%
Nephrology Physician average
32% brand-name claims vs 68% generic, on 288 2024 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.
288
Total Claims
$89K
Total Drug Cost
66
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 447.333
- Total Day Supply
- 12,144
- Brand vs Generic
- 32% brand / 68% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $82K
- Generic Drug Cost
- $8K
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 72.3 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 3.89
- Gender Split
- 45% female / 55% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 14, 65-74: N/A, 75-84: 26, 85+: N/A
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Richard Kasama, MD prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024
- Furosemide
Furosemide
55 claims
- Prosol
Prosol
43 claims
- Sevelamer Carbonate
Sevelamer Carbonate
23 claims
- Losartan Potassium 18
Losartan Potassium
18 claims
- Potassium Chloride 12
Potassium Chloride
12 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Furosemide | 55 |
| Prosol Parenteral Amino Acid 20% No.1 | 43 |
| Sevelamer Carbonate | 23 |
| Losartan Potassium | 18 |
| Potassium Chloride | 12 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Nephrology Physician Overview
How Richard Kasama, MD fits within the Nephrology Physician landscape nationally.
10,806
Nephrology Physician Providers in US
55
States with Nephrology Physician
1,511
Avg Claims per Provider
Richard Kasama, MD's 288 claims are below the specialty average of 1,511.
Nationwide Nephrology Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Kasama, both outside New Jersey so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Similar MIPS final score
Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (25.7 here).
Same NPPES enumeration year (2006)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Nephrology Physician Providers in New Jersey
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in New Jersey, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Kasama.
One of 356 Nephrology Physician providers enrolled in New Jersey, 5 are shown here.
Dr. Arshia Abbasi
MD
Paramus, NJ
Dr. Khaled Abdel-Kader
M.D.
Freehold, NJ
Dr. Zeinab Abdulrahman
MD
Neptune Twp, NJ
Dr. Mirel Abramovici
M.D.
Englewood, NJ
Dr. Prasad Acharya
M.D.
Hainesport, NJ
Compare Nephrology Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Richard Kasama, MD's specialty? ▼
Richard Kasama, MD specializes in Nephrology Physician and practices in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. Credentials: MD.
How much does Richard Kasama, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Richard Kasama, MD wrote 288 Medicare Part D claims totaling $89K in drug costs for 66 beneficiaries.
What is Richard Kasama, MD's Medicare quality score? ▼
Richard Kasama, MD has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 25.7/100 (Quality: 0, Cost: 85.7). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Richard Kasama, MD located? ▼
Richard Kasama, MD is located at 1030 KINGS HWY N, Cherry Hill, NJ, 08034. Phone: (856) 667-7266.
What is Richard Kasama, MD's NPI number? ▼
Richard Kasama, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912095647, issued on 10/10/2006.
Does Richard Kasama, MD prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Richard Kasama, MD's prescribing is 32% brand-name and 68% generic drugs by claim count, with $82K in brand drug costs.
How many Nephrology Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 10,806 Nephrology Physician providers across 55 states in the US. The average Nephrology Physician provider writes 1,511 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Richard Kasama, MD prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Richard Kasama, MD's most frequently prescribed drugs include Furosemide, Prosol, Sevelamer Carbonate. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Richard Kasama, MD accept Medicare? ▼
Richard Kasama, MD appears in CMS Medicare data with 288 Part D claims and 66 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Richard Kasama, MD's credentials? ▼
Richard Kasama, MD's NPI is 1912095647 with credentials MD. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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