Richard Joseph O'Brien, M.D.
Neurology Physician · Durham, NC
Richard Joseph O'Brien, M.D. is a neurology physician with a practice address in Durham, North Carolina, and NPI 1346297306, issued on May 27, 2006. Check the license on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Joseph O'Brien
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License number
- D43682 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 40 Duke Medicine Cir, Durham, NC 27710
- Phone
- (919) 684-8111
- Enumerated
- May 27, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 11, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 235588400 MD
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140924000721); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Harvard Medical School, 1985
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard Joseph O'Brien in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical BoardCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
65% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology physician in 2024
476 Medicare Part D claims for 136 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 3% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Donepezil Hcl175 claims
- Memantine Hcl101 claims
- Sertraline Hcl55 claims
- Mirtazapine24 claims
- Trazodone Hcl17 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate14 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: $800.00
1 payment: consulting fee; the largest payer was Ucb SA. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 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
- Duke Health Integrated Practice IncCary, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard Joseph O'Brien among 621 neurology physician records in North Carolina
Richard Joseph O'Brien, M.D. is one of 621 neurology 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated1985 · median 2005 among the 457 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 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 2084N0400X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 621 neurology physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Richard Joseph O'Brien, M.D.'s NPI number?
Richard Joseph O'Brien, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346297306, issued on May 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Joseph O'Brien, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 40 Duke Medicine Cir, Durham, NC, 27710. Phone: (919) 684-8111. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Joseph O'Brien, M.D.'s license?
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 Joseph O'Brien, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Joseph O'Brien, M.D. had 476 Medicare Part D claims for 136 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. 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.