Richard Knipe, MD
Medical Oncology Physician · St Petersburg, FL
Richard Knipe, MD is a medical oncology physician with a practice address in St Petersburg, Florida, and NPI 1336120336, issued on Nov 8, 2005. Check the license (Florida ME0061570, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Knipe
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Medical Oncology Physician 207RX0202X
- License number
- ME0061570 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 375 Brightwaters Blvd NE, St Petersburg, FL 33704
- Phone
- (727) 542-9009
- Enumerated
- Nov 8, 2005
- Record last updated
- Feb 5, 2025
- Medicaid ID
- 251022700 FL
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard Knipe in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME0061570Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
About as many Medicare Part D claims as the average medical oncology physician in 2024
706 Medicare Part D claims for 209 beneficiaries, against an average of 703 among the 4,230 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims. 69 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Anastrozole156 claims
- Acyclovir37 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl34 claims
- Hydroxyurea33 claims
- Tamoxifen Citrate33 claims
- Alprazolam32 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $2,363.23
68 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 3,343 providers of this specialty with any payment received $11,773.47 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 Knipe among 561 medical oncology physician records in Florida
Richard Knipe, MD is one of 561 medical oncology physician records with a practice address in Florida. 91% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 80% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 91% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 83% of these records are
- Record last updated2025 · 24% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RX0202X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Medical Oncology Physician providers in Florida
There are 561 medical oncology physician records in Florida.
All 561 in Florida → Every provider in St Petersburg → Medical Oncology Physician nationwide →
The 8 medical oncology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- David Dresdner, MDSt Petersburg, FL 337051184631491
- David Jones, M.D.St Petersburg, FL 337051366437980
- Sireesha Datla, MDSt Petersburg, FL 337011275819526
- Michael Diaz, MDSt Petersburg, FL 337011871574186
- Vu Ho, MDSt Petersburg, FL 337011871574871
- Joseph Mace, MDSt Petersburg, FL 337011083605240
- Amanda Olson, MDSt Petersburg, FL 337011881839751
- Ameet Patel, MDSt Petersburg, FL 337011548623903
Common questions
What is Richard Knipe, MD's NPI number?
Richard Knipe, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1336120336, issued on Nov 8, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Knipe, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 375 Brightwaters Blvd NE, St Petersburg, FL, 33704. Phone: (727) 542-9009. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Knipe, MD's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME0061570, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard Knipe, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Knipe, MD had 706 Medicare Part D claims for 209 beneficiaries; the average among medical oncology physician prescribers was 703. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Richard Knipe, MD's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.