Richard Rethorst, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Benton, IL
Richard Rethorst, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Benton, Illinois, and NPI 1770530024, issued on May 30, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 036111109, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Rethorst
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 036111109 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 201 Bailey LN, Benton, IL 62812
- Phone
- (618) 439-3161
- Enumerated
- May 30, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 4, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (618) 435-2969
- Medicaid ID
- 036111109 IL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040818001267); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Kansas School Of Med (Kc/Wich/Sal), 1988
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 201 Bailey LN
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Terri Braddock-Hartman, APRN, BCNurse Practitioner1477637551
- Billie Cox, LPNLicensed Practical Nurse1689827727
- David Cox, MDSurgery Physician1831351303
- Veronica Davison, LPNLicensed Practical Nurse1376792929
- Chloe Goodwin, RNRegistered Nurse1063396729
- Rose Grunert, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1649378001
Verify Richard Rethorst in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 036111109Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
24% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
4,389 Medicare Part D claims for 214 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims. 155 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium281 claims
- Losartan Potassium178 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide139 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium128 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate122 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium119 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: $1,559.83
58 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. 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 2 group practices
- Franklin Hospital DistrictBenton, IL
- Select Physical Therapy Holdings IncBenton, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard Rethorst among 6,215 family medicine physician records in Illinois
Richard Rethorst, MD is one of 6,215 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 78% 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 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated1988 · median 2006 among the 3,714 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 54% 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 Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
6 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Benton
They are 6 of the 114 NPPES records with a practice address in Benton, and 6,215 family medicine physician records in Illinois.
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Common questions
What is Richard Rethorst, MD's NPI number?
Richard Rethorst, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770530024, issued on May 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Rethorst, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 201 Bailey LN, Benton, IL, 62812. Phone: (618) 439-3161. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Rethorst, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036111109, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard Rethorst, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Rethorst, MD had 4,389 Medicare Part D claims for 214 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.