Richard G. Lupton, MD
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Lenoir, NC
Richard G. Lupton, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Lenoir, North Carolina, and NPI 1326035353, issued on Oct 4, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 99963, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard G. Lupton
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License numbers
- 99963 NC
81561 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 321 Mulberry St SW, Lenoir, NC 28645
- Phone
- (828) 757-5504
- Enumerated
- Oct 4, 2005
- Record last updated
- Apr 15, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (828) 757-5939
- Medicaid ID
- 5907693 NC
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard G. Lupton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 99963Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
13 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin13 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.
Richard G. Lupton among 429 pulmonary disease physician records in North Carolina
Richard G. Lupton, MD is one of 429 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 84% 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, 87% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 78% of these records are
- Record last updated2013 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 429 pulmonary disease physician records in North Carolina.
All 429 in North Carolina → Every provider in Lenoir → Pulmonary Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- John Dew, M. D.Lenoir, NC 286451184620593
- Stephen Scott, MDLenoir, NC 286451023201431
- Mark Brady, M.D.Morganton, NC 286551992768766
- David Clark, M.D.Morganton, NC 286551881654572
- James Davidson, M.D.Morganton, NC 286551265744429
- Thomas Kennedy, MDMorganton, NC 286551427139211
- Simon Waghchoure, MDMorganton, NC 286551528214442
- Ahmed Elnaggar, M.D.Statesville, NC 286251255323804
Common questions
What is Richard G. Lupton, MD's NPI number?
Richard G. Lupton, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326035353, issued on Oct 4, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard G. Lupton, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 321 Mulberry St SW, Lenoir, NC, 28645. Phone: (828) 757-5504. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard G. Lupton, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 99963, 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 G. Lupton, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard G. Lupton, MD had 13 Medicare Part D claims; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. 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.