Richard John Kleiman, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Columbia, SC
Richard John Kleiman, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1396841755, issued on Sep 15, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 26961, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard John Kleiman
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 26961 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Palmetto Health Richland Memorial Hospital, Columbia, SC 29203
- Phone
- (803) 434-3790
- Enumerated
- Sep 15, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070726000494); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Wake Forest University School Of Medicine, 2004
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard John Kleiman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 26961Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Most of these Medicare Part D claims are vaccines, 98% of the cost of the top drugs
302 Medicare Part D claims for 224 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 42% of claims. 49 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
Pharmacies often give vaccines under a standing order that names one clinician, and CMS counts every such claim under that clinician's NPI. These claims are therefore not a measure of this clinician's own prescribing.
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen38 claims
- Arexvy31 claims
- Shingrix29 claims
- Yf-Vax27 claims
- Ondansetron Odt21 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl12 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Kleiman LLCPowder Springs, GA
- Multispecialty Services LLCAustell, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard John Kleiman among 1,244 emergency medicine physician records in South Carolina
Richard John Kleiman, MD is one of 1,244 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 84% 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, 65% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2012 among the 752 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
219 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Columbia
They are 219 of the 11,200 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbia, and 1,244 emergency medicine physician records in South Carolina.
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- William Gerard, MDColumbia, SC 292031326019191
- Gary Hals, MDColumbia, SC 292031780655456
- Patrick Hunt, MDColumbia, SC 292031265403026
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Common questions
What is Richard John Kleiman, MD's NPI number?
Richard John Kleiman, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396841755, issued on Sep 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard John Kleiman, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Palmetto Health Richland Memorial Hospital, Columbia, SC, 29203. Phone: (803) 434-3790. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard John Kleiman, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 26961, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard John Kleiman, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard John Kleiman, MD had 302 Medicare Part D claims for 224 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.