Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Richard Parks, M.D.

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Whittier, CA

Richard Parks, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Whittier, California, and NPI 1295734507, issued on Jul 19, 2005. Check the license on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1295734507
Name
Richard Parks
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
Practice location
12486 Washington Blvd, Whittier, CA 90602
Phone
(562) 693-0756
Enumerated
Jul 19, 2005
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 12486 Washington Blvd

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

  1. Barton Ueki, M.D.Gastroenterology Physician1043219355

Verify Richard Parks in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of CaliforniaCheck the board
  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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Statewide context: the Medical Board of California reported 374 disciplinary actions in FY 2022-23. California discipline data →

19% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

2,542 Medicare Part D claims for 273 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,149 among the 19,556 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims.

  1. Richard Parks2,542
  2. Specialty average3,149

Most prescribed

  1. Eliquis198 claims
  2. Carvedilol176 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium168 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate157 claims
  5. Valsartan149 claims
  6. Metoprolol Succinate144 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.

No measured Medicare quality score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $253.37

3 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 16,209 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,923.81 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Richard Parks$253.37
  2. Specialty average$4,923.81

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

One hospital or facility affiliation

  1. Richard Parks MD A Prof CorpWhittier, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in California

There are 2,322 cardiovascular disease physician records in California.

Other cardiovascular disease physician records in California

  1. Abdul Abbasi, MDLong Beach, CA1710071717
  2. Lillian Abdelmalek, MDSacramento, CA1881343796
  3. Robin Abdelmalik, M.D. FACCTemecula, CA1275656662
  4. Roberto Abdelnur, MDEl Centro, CA1982648606
  5. Sohail Abdi-Moradi, M.D.Moorpark, CA1376862938
  6. Nadia Abelhad, M.D.Chula Vista, CA1619400801
  7. Mohammad Abid, MD FACCIndio, CA1699857706
  8. Georges Abou Rjaili, MDRiverside, CA1073896544
  9. Maria Abraham, M.D.San Francisco, CA1669436960
  10. Theodore Abraham, M.D.San Francisco, CA1467427096

Common questions

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

Richard Parks, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295734507, issued on Jul 19, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Richard Parks, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 12486 Washington Blvd, Whittier, CA, 90602. Phone: (562) 693-0756. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

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

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 Parks, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Richard Parks, M.D. had 2,542 Medicare Part D claims for 273 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,149. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Richard Parks, M.D.'s Medicare quality score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.