Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Richard Kuk, MD

Hospitalist Physician · Lynchburg, VA

Richard Kuk, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Lynchburg, Virginia, and NPI 1588681316, issued on Jul 16, 2006. Check the license on the Virginia Department of Health Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1588681316
Name
Richard Kuk
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
Practice location
2410 Atherholt RD, Lynchburg, VA 24501
Phone
(434) 200-5252
Enumerated
Jul 16, 2006
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 2410 Atherholt RD

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Kelley Adams, PA-CPhysician Assistant1528302239
  2. Stephen Amos, AGPCNP-CAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1306514385
  3. Justin Anderson, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1922188523
  4. Virginia Blevins, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1043855356
  5. Alicia Boggs, PA-CPhysician Assistant1710331103
  6. William Brown, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1700860954

Verify Richard Kuk in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVirginia Department of Health ProfessionsCheck the board
  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
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40% more Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

1,318 Medicare Part D claims for 274 beneficiaries, against an average of 940 among the 13,923 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 26% of claims.

  1. Richard Kuk1,318
  2. Specialty average940

Most prescribed

  1. Eliquis183 claims
  2. Carvedilol117 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate111 claims
  4. Warfarin Sodium80 claims
  5. Entresto69 claims
  6. Xarelto69 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.

The practice group's Medicare quality score for 2023: 89.3 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score87.4
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $841.30

10 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc.. The 5,522 providers of this specialty with any payment received $807.73 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Richard Kuk$841.30
  2. Specialty average$807.73

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

2 hospital and facility affiliations

  1. Centra Health, IncLynchburg, VA
  2. Centra Medical Group LLCLynchburg, VA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Hospitalist Physician providers in Virginia

There are 507 hospitalist physician records in Virginia.

Other hospitalist physician records in Virginia

  1. Ramy Abdelfattah, M.D.Fredericksburg, VA1437525748
  2. Abdallah Abdelrazeq, M.DCharlottesville, VA1649686429
  3. Mohammed Abdulghani, MDTappahannock, VA1760864003
  4. Mohammad Abolhassani, M.D.Norfolk, VA1932297702
  5. Christopher Achilli, MDRichmond, VA1174815328
  6. Merawi Adane, MDRichmond, VA1194353201
  7. Sagun Adhikari, MDFredericksburg, VA1619664968
  8. Swapna Adi Reddy, MDFalls Church, VA1083866883
  9. Zalmai Afzali, M.D.Fredericksburg, VA1407177397
  10. Javed Akram, M.D.Richmond, VA1558580365

Common questions

What is Richard Kuk, MD's NPI number?

Richard Kuk, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588681316, issued on Jul 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Richard Kuk, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2410 Atherholt RD, Lynchburg, VA, 24501. Phone: (434) 200-5252. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Richard Kuk, MD's license?

Search the Virginia Department of Health Professions at https://dhp.virginiainteractive.org/lookup/index. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Richard Kuk, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Richard Kuk, MD had 1,318 Medicare Part D claims for 274 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 940. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Richard Kuk, MD's Medicare quality score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 89.3 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.