Richard Ira Letvak, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Whitsett, NC
Richard Ira Letvak, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Whitsett, North Carolina, and NPI 1316902984, issued on Apr 18, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 9701033, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Ira Letvak
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 9701033 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 940 Golf House Road, Whitsett, NC 27377
- Phone
- (336) 449-9748
- Enumerated
- Apr 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 28, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 8910666 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101012001202); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- State University Of New York Downstate Medical Center, 1985
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard Ira Letvak in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 9701033Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
9,781 Medicare Part D claims for 815 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 318 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium462 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium335 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate326 claims
- Omeprazole311 claims
- Gabapentin247 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate245 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $312.18
19 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- Moses Cone Medical Services IncGreensboro, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard Ira Letvak among 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina
Richard Ira Letvak, M.D. is one of 4,056 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 82% 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 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1985 · median 2004 among the 2,706 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1 internal medicine physician record lists a practice address in Whitsett
They are 1 of the 61 NPPES records with a practice address in Whitsett, and 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina.
All 4,056 in North Carolina → Every provider in Whitsett → Internal Medicine Physician nationwide →
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- Denise Hunter, MDYanceyville, NC 273791538296561
- David Willis, M.D.Yanceyville, NC 273791982961181
- Ralph Wall, MDTroy, NC 273711174564611
- Harry Alexander, M.D.Thomasville, NC 273601316916653
- Aysha BaigThomasville, NC 273601306474168
- Katherine Clark, MDThomasville, NC 273601205816394
Common questions
What is Richard Ira Letvak, M.D.'s NPI number?
Richard Ira Letvak, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316902984, issued on Apr 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Ira Letvak, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 940 Golf House Road, Whitsett, NC, 27377. Phone: (336) 449-9748. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Ira Letvak, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 9701033, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard Ira Letvak, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Ira Letvak, M.D. had 9,781 Medicare Part D claims for 815 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.