Richard Lee Putnam, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Poway, CA
Richard Lee Putnam, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Poway, California, and NPI 1861468027, issued on Feb 27, 2006. Check the license (California G50068, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Lee Putnam
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- G50068 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 15611 Pomerado RD, Poway, CA 92064
- Phone
- (858) 675-3100
- Enumerated
- Feb 27, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 9, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060221000513); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, San Diego School Of Medicine, 1977
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 15611 Pomerado RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Richard Lee Putnam in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G50068Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
7,777 Medicare Part D claims for 548 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 250 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium418 claims
- Omeprazole316 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium271 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium259 claims
- Methylprednisolone248 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate245 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 80.2 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $280.44
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Arch Health Partners IncPoway, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard Lee Putnam among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
Richard Lee Putnam, MD is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% 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, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1977 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
15 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Poway
They are 15 of the 1,306 NPPES records with a practice address in Poway, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Richard Lee Putnam, MD's NPI number?
Richard Lee Putnam, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861468027, issued on Feb 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Lee Putnam, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 15611 Pomerado RD, Poway, CA, 92064. Phone: (858) 675-3100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Lee Putnam, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number G50068, as entered by the provider. 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 Lee Putnam, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Lee Putnam, MD had 7,777 Medicare Part D claims for 548 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Richard Lee Putnam, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 80.2 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.