Richard Craig Naftalis, M.D.
Neurological Surgery Physician · Dallas, TX
Richard Craig Naftalis, M.D. is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Dallas, Texas, and NPI 1184666737, issued on Jun 11, 2006. Check the license (Texas H0670, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Craig Naftalis
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
- License number
- H0670 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3600 Gaston Ave, Dallas, TX 75246
- Phone
- (214) 820-8585
- Enumerated
- Jun 11, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 20, 2023
- Fax
- (214) 820-8590
- Medicaid IDs
- 098553304 TX
168346802 TX
168346801 TX
098553303 TX - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041109000397); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At Houston, 1985
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard Craig Naftalis in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license H0670Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
55% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurological surgery physician in 2024
77 Medicare Part D claims for 39 beneficiaries, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 43 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen27 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen13 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: $1,940.22
27 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medical Device Business Services, Inc. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 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
- Healthtexas Provider NetworkDallas, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard Craig Naftalis among 669 neurological surgery physician records in Texas
Richard Craig Naftalis, M.D. is one of 669 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 80% 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, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated1985 · median 2004 among the 451 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurological Surgery Physician providers in Texas
There are 669 neurological surgery physician records in Texas.
All 669 in Texas → Every provider in Dallas → Neurological Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- David Barnett, M.D.Dallas, TX 752461245251743
- Kyle Doughty, M.D.Dallas, TX 752461821030479
- Shlomo Finn, M.D.Dallas, TX 752461962598805
- Richard Gray, M.D.Dallas, TX 752461609812890
- Richard Ashby, M.D.Dallas, TX 752431477895415
- Salah Aoun, MDDallas, TX 752351467796623
- Angela Price, M.D.Dallas, TX 752351407868896
- Frederick Sklar, M.D.Dallas, TX 752351295747665
Common questions
What is Richard Craig Naftalis, M.D.'s NPI number?
Richard Craig Naftalis, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184666737, issued on Jun 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Craig Naftalis, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3600 Gaston Ave, Dallas, TX, 75246. Phone: (214) 820-8585. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Craig Naftalis, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number H0670, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard Craig Naftalis, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Craig Naftalis, M.D. had 77 Medicare Part D claims for 39 beneficiaries; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. 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.