NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Richard B. Messinger, MD

Pain Medicine Physician · Charlottesville, VA

Richard B. Messinger, MD is a pain medicine physician with a practice address in Charlottesville, Virginia, and NPI 1801008891, issued on May 4, 2007. Check the license (Virginia 0101246251, as entered in NPPES) on the Virginia Department of Health Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1801008891
Name
Richard B. Messinger
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Pain Medicine Physician 208VP0000X
License number
0101246251 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2050 Abbey RD, Charlottesville, VA 22911
Phone
(434) 295-3600
Enumerated
May 4, 2007
Record last updated
Jul 2, 2024
Fax
(434) 220-0121
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20091027000244); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
West Virginia University School Of Medicine, 2004
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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Also registered at 2050 Abbey RD

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

  1. Robert Baglio, D.P.M.Podiatrist1962478891
  2. Scott Chirichetti, DOPain Medicine Physician1487723003
  3. Rachelle Hill, MSPT, CSCSPhysical Therapist1700875978
  4. Samuel Schustek, DPMFoot Surgery Podiatrist1982633590
  5. Rasheed Siddiqui, MDPain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician1972539583
  6. Cynthia Stabenow, OTOccupational Therapist1033434824

Verify Richard B. Messinger in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVirginia Department of Health Professions
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  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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65% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pain medicine physician in 2024

738 Medicare Part D claims for 207 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,095 among the 944 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 2% of claims. 174 claims were for opioids.

  1. Richard Messinger738
  2. Specialty average2,095

Most prescribed

  1. Gabapentin184 claims
  2. Methylprednisolone59 claims
  3. Duloxetine Hcl56 claims
  4. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen56 claims
  5. Tizanidine Hcl56 claims
  6. Celecoxib52 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.

No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

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

Industry payments in 2024: $1,888.88

16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was SI-Bone, Inc. The 769 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,397.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Richard Messinger$1,888.88
  2. Specialty average$3,397.95

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

  1. Charlottesville Interventional Pain Management LLCCharlottesville, VA

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

Richard B. Messinger among 25 pain medicine physician records in Virginia

Richard B. Messinger, MD is one of 25 pain medicine physician records with a practice address in Virginia. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 48% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 48% of these records are older, 40% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • Graduated2004 · median 2005 among the 17 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 68% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208VP0000X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pain Medicine Physician providers in Virginia

There are 25 pain medicine physician records in Virginia.

The 8 pain medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Scott Chirichetti, DOCharlottesville, VA 229111487723003
  2. Lynn Kohan, MDCharlottesville, VA 229031023285129
  3. Tabitha Garrison, FNPBroadway, VA 228151205990983
  4. Maria Glazier, MDRichmond, VA 232491316998537
  5. Vaibhav BathejaStafford, VA 225541891257226
  6. Anjela Shrestha, FNPStafford, VA 225541861928772
  7. Michael Decker, MDRichmond, VA 232941396711594
  8. Charles Brown, M.D.Chesapeake, VA 233201740283191

Common questions

What is Richard B. Messinger, MD's NPI number?

Richard B. Messinger, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1801008891, issued on May 4, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Richard B. Messinger, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2050 Abbey RD, Charlottesville, VA, 22911. Phone: (434) 295-3600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Richard B. Messinger, MD's license?

NPPES lists Virginia license number 0101246251, as entered by the provider. 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 B. Messinger, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Richard B. Messinger, MD had 738 Medicare Part D claims for 207 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine physician prescribers was 2,095. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Richard B. Messinger, MD's MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

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.