NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Richard Ward Knipping, DC

Chiropractor · Gardiner, ME

Richard Ward Knipping, DC is a chiropractor with a practice address in Gardiner, Maine, and NPI 1780763722, issued on Nov 2, 2006. Check the license (Maine CR1294, as entered in NPPES) with the Maine board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1780763722
Name
Richard Ward Knipping
Credential
DC
Primary taxonomy
Chiropractor 111N00000X
License number
CR1294 ME
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
90 Main Ave, Gardiner, ME 04345
Phone
(207) 582-2222
Enumerated
Nov 2, 2006
Record last updated
Feb 26, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(207) 588-0891
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20111011000046); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
New York Chiropractic College, 2001
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Maine board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Gardiner Family Chiropractic PCGardiner, ME

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Richard Ward Knipping among 418 chiropractor records in Maine

Richard Ward Knipping, DC is one of 418 chiropractor records with a practice address in Maine. 26% 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, 61% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 26% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 52% of these records are
  • Graduated2001 · median 2005 among the 219 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2013 · 74% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 111N00000X and a Maine practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

5 chiropractor records list a practice address in Gardiner

They are 5 of the 74 NPPES records with a practice address in Gardiner, and 418 chiropractor records in Maine.

The 8 chiropractor records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Karen Grimshaw, D.C.Gardiner, ME 043451033230172
  2. Jennifer Johnson, D.CGardiner, ME 043451629199989
  3. Kathleen Peters, D.C.Gardiner, ME 043451063533719
  4. Paul Pidgeon, D.C.Gardiner, ME 043451407977127
  5. K. Scott Priebe, DCFarmingdale, ME 043441245473974
  6. Kelly Lemelin, DCHallowell, ME 043471225189426
  7. Daniel Lander, DCJefferson, ME 043481124210406
  8. David Benoit, DCManchester, ME 043511518071414

Common questions

What is Richard Ward Knipping, DC's NPI number?

Richard Ward Knipping, DC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780763722, issued on Nov 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Richard Ward Knipping, DC located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 90 Main Ave, Gardiner, ME, 04345. Phone: (207) 582-2222. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Richard Ward Knipping, DC's license?

NPPES lists Maine license number CR1294, as entered by the provider. Search the Maine board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.