Richard Frank Oppeltz, MD
Surgery Physician · New Braunfels, TX
Richard Frank Oppeltz, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in New Braunfels, Texas, and NPI 1720263775, issued on Jan 8, 2008. Check the license (Texas P7016, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Frank Oppeltz
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- P7016 TX
036135141 IL
2019025576 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 730 N Houston Ave, New Braunfels, TX 78130
- Phone
- (830) 620-5393
- Enumerated
- Jan 8, 2008
- Record last updated
- Jun 23, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 419163701 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20201124000106); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 730 N Houston Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Anthony Bordon, M.D.Surgery Physician1649474628
- Timothy Lyda, M.D.Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1952347106
- Gerald Snyder, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1063411940
Verify Richard Frank Oppeltz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license P7016Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
27% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
107 Medicare Part D claims for 58 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 49 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Celecoxib49 claims
- Tramadol Hcl47 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: $1,813.06
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Christus Trinity ClinicNew Braunfels, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Richard Frank Oppeltz, MD's NPI number?
Richard Frank Oppeltz, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720263775, issued on Jan 8, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Frank Oppeltz, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 730 N Houston Ave, New Braunfels, TX, 78130. Phone: (830) 620-5393. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Frank Oppeltz, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number P7016, 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 Frank Oppeltz, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Frank Oppeltz, MD had 107 Medicare Part D claims for 58 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.