NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Richard Rayford, M.D.

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Flowood, MS

Richard Rayford, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Flowood, Mississippi, and NPI 1760496467, issued on Jul 28, 2006. Check the license (Mississippi 14081, as entered in NPPES) on the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure; 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
1760496467
Name
Richard Rayford
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License number
14081 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1040 River Oaks Dr Ste 100, Flowood, MS 39232
Phone
(601) 933-5417
Enumerated
Jul 28, 2006
Record last updated
Aug 13, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(601) 936-1336
Medicaid ID
0119495 MS
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100908000267); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Mississippi School Of Medicine, 1991
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 1040 River Oaks Dr Ste 100

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

  1. Malcolm Taylor, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1720092414
  2. Julia Thompson, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1417397837

Verify Richard Rayford in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMississippi State Board of Medical Licensure
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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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2% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

3,028 Medicare Part D claims for 359 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.

  1. Richard Rayford3,028
  2. Specialty average3,078

Most prescribed

  1. Metoprolol Succinate244 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate216 claims
  3. Furosemide177 claims
  4. Atorvastatin Calcium171 claims
  5. Eliquis147 claims
  6. Carvedilol143 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: $249.49

14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Richard Rayford$249.49
  2. Specialty average$3,819.56

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. Central Mississippi Civic Improvement Association, IncUtica, MS

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

Richard Rayford among 142 cardiovascular disease physician records in Mississippi

Richard Rayford, M.D. is one of 142 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Mississippi. 92% 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 8% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 34% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • Graduated1991 · median 1996 among the 109 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Mississippi

There are 142 cardiovascular disease physician records in Mississippi.

The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. George Reynolds, M.D.Flowood, MS 392321700805553
  2. Malcolm Taylor, M.D.Flowood, MS 392321720092414
  3. Julia Thompson, M.D.Flowood, MS 392321417397837
  4. James Bensler, MDJackson, MS 392161457591570
  5. Andrew Brown, MDJackson, MS 392161568825677
  6. Donald Clark, M.D.Jackson, MS 392161821315011
  7. Bradley DeereJackson, MS 392161770994030
  8. Jordan Fryoux, MDJackson, MS 392161831553700

Common questions

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

Richard Rayford, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1760496467, issued on Jul 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Richard Rayford, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1040 River Oaks Dr Ste 100, Flowood, MS, 39232. Phone: (601) 933-5417. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

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

NPPES lists Mississippi license number 14081, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure at https://www.msbml.ms.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Richard Rayford, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Richard Rayford, M.D. had 3,028 Medicare Part D claims for 359 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.