NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Richard Ross Panethere, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Austin, TX

Richard Ross Panethere, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Austin, Texas, and NPI 1942486253, issued on Jan 16, 2008. Check the license (Texas P8171, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1942486253
Name
Richard Ross Panethere
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License numbers
P8171 TX
04-34562 KS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
7000 N MO Pac Expy Ste 420, Austin, TX 78731
Phone
(512) 482-0045
Enumerated
Jan 16, 2008
Record last updated
Jul 21, 2022
Fax
(512) 476-9892
Medicaid ID
200677640A KS
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20140520001677); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Kansas School Of Med (Kc/Wich/Sal), 2007
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 7000 N MO Pac Expy Ste 420

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

  1. Charity Espenlaub, APNGerontology Nurse Practitioner1194276352
  2. Castel Hibbert, MDInternal Medicine Physician1295147411
  3. Carlye Mabry-Cantu, MDInternal Medicine Physician1659784627
  4. Karunakara Paturu, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1417027343
  5. Courtney RobinsonGerontology Nurse Practitioner1487227708
  6. Olivia Wilder, ANPNurse Practitioner1487997011

Verify Richard Ross Panethere in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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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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85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

485 Medicare Part D claims for 224 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 14 claims were for opioids.

  1. Richard Panethere485
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Potassium Chloride43 claims
  2. Furosemide34 claims
  3. Torsemide31 claims
  4. Eliquis27 claims
  5. Metoprolol Succinate26 claims
  6. Cefdinir21 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: $53.09

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Inari Medical, Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Richard Panethere$53.09
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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. Ipc Healthcare Services OF Texas PLLCRound Rock, TX

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

Richard Ross Panethere among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas

Richard Ross Panethere, M.D. is one of 9,175 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 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 2008, is newer than 50% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 50% of these records are older, 46% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2007 · median 2004 among the 6,088 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

606 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Austin

They are 606 of the 26,585 NPPES records with a practice address in Austin, and 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Erin Amjadi, MDAustin, TX 787311871529115
  2. Amy Arrant, MDAustin, TX 787311750326419
  3. Farhana Bashar, MDAustin, TX 787311326090119
  4. Matthew Benevich, MDAustin, TX 787311710922331
  5. Lu Ann Bundrant, MDAustin, TX 787311700812989
  6. Mini Gopalan, M.D.Austin, TX 787311720060932
  7. Grace Grant-Jennings, M.D.Austin, TX 787311003816422
  8. Ross Hemphill, M.D.Austin, TX 787311568490308

Common questions

What is Richard Ross Panethere, M.D.'s NPI number?

Richard Ross Panethere, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942486253, issued on Jan 16, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Richard Ross Panethere, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7000 N MO Pac Expy Ste 420, Austin, TX, 78731. Phone: (512) 482-0045. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Richard Ross Panethere, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number P8171, 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 Ross Panethere, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Richard Ross Panethere, M.D. had 485 Medicare Part D claims for 224 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.