Richard Duncan Minkner, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Santa Cruz, CA
Richard Duncan Minkner, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Santa Cruz, California, and NPI 1205140522, issued on Jul 28, 2010. Check the license (California A122267, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Duncan Minkner
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- A122267 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 540 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95062
- Phone
- (831) 425-1279
- Enumerated
- Jul 28, 2010
- Record last updated
- Nov 19, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (831) 425-3500
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard Duncan Minkner in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A122267Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
9,084 Medicare Part D claims for 688 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims. 1,016 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen574 claims
- Lisinopril391 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium357 claims
- Gabapentin326 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium306 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa288 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): 78.3 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $802.93
26 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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.
Richard Duncan Minkner among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
Richard Duncan Minkner, M.D. is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 60% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 60% of these records are older, 37% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 62% of these records are
- Record last updated2013 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
114 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Santa Cruz
They are 114 of the 5,138 NPPES records with a practice address in Santa Cruz, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Richard Duncan Minkner, M.D.'s NPI number?
Richard Duncan Minkner, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205140522, issued on Jul 28, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Duncan Minkner, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 540 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz, CA, 95062. Phone: (831) 425-1279. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Duncan Minkner, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A122267, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard Duncan Minkner, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Duncan Minkner, M.D. had 9,084 Medicare Part D claims for 688 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Richard Duncan Minkner, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 78.3 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), 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.