Richard M. Keating, MD
Rheumatology Physician · La Jolla, CA
Richard M. Keating, MD is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in La Jolla, California, and NPI 1215099767, issued on Dec 14, 2006. Check the license (California G56710, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard M. Keating
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License number
- G56710 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 10666 N Torrey Pines RD, La Jolla, CA 92037
- Phone
- (858) 554-8819
- Enumerated
- Dec 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 23, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 036114169 IL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20131031001309); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- George Washington University School Of Medicine, 1984
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard M. Keating in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G56710Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
45% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024
1,095 Medicare Part D claims for 198 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 105 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone146 claims
- Methotrexate112 claims
- Alendronate Sodium92 claims
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate82 claims
- Allopurinol68 claims
- Tramadol Hcl42 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: $258.77
11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 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
- Scripps HealthLa Jolla, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard M. Keating among 926 rheumatology physician records in California
Richard M. Keating, MD is one of 926 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in California. 81% 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, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated1984 · median 2003 among the 641 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Rheumatology Physician providers in California
There are 926 rheumatology physician records in California.
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- Stacey Schulman, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371861458911
Common questions
What is Richard M. Keating, MD's NPI number?
Richard M. Keating, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215099767, issued on Dec 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard M. Keating, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10666 N Torrey Pines RD, La Jolla, CA, 92037. Phone: (858) 554-8819. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard M. Keating, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number G56710, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard M. Keating, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard M. Keating, MD had 1,095 Medicare Part D claims for 198 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. 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.