Richard Francis Latuska, M.D.
Gastroenterology Physician · Du Bois, PA
Richard Francis Latuska, M.D. is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Du Bois, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1487682993, issued on Jun 30, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD-025407-E, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Francis Latuska
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- MD-025407-E PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 621 S Main St, Du Bois, PA 15801
- Phone
- (814) 371-0600
- Enumerated
- Jun 30, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 5, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (814) 372-4764
- Medicaid ID
- 000956613 PA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051021000057); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- The Hahneman Medical College And Hospital, 1980
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard Francis Latuska in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD-025407-ECheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5% more Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
848 Medicare Part D claims for 189 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium340 claims
- Omeprazole69 claims
- Sucralfate58 claims
- Dicyclomine Hcl54 claims
- Famotidine46 claims
- Linzess29 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 96.6 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $5,187.74
73 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Laborie Medical Technologies Corp. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 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
- Dubois Regional Medical CenterDu Bois, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard Francis Latuska among 1,049 gastroenterology physician records in Pennsylvania
Richard Francis Latuska, M.D. is one of 1,049 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 85% 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 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated1980 · median 2003 among the 769 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Gastroenterology Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 1,049 gastroenterology physician records in Pennsylvania.
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The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Shirish Amin, MDIndiana, PA 157011114903994
- Mary Anne Barnicle, M.D.Indiana, PA 157011689636144
- Ronald Cramer, D.O.Indiana, PA 157011275586000
- Maria Stiles, CRNPIndiana, PA 157011124777511
- Gebran Abboud, M.D.Johnstown, PA 159051518160373
Common questions
What is Richard Francis Latuska, M.D.'s NPI number?
Richard Francis Latuska, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487682993, issued on Jun 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Francis Latuska, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 621 S Main St, Du Bois, PA, 15801. Phone: (814) 371-0600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Francis Latuska, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD-025407-E, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard Francis Latuska, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Francis Latuska, M.D. had 848 Medicare Part D claims for 189 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Richard Francis Latuska, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.6 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), 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.