Richard C. Rhiew, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Tucson, AZ
Richard C. Rhiew, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Tucson, Arizona, and NPI 1346226479, issued on Dec 20, 2005. Check the license (Arizona 29651, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard C. Rhiew
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 29651 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5525 E River RD, Tucson, AZ 85750
- Phone
- (520) 462-7057
- Enumerated
- Dec 20, 2005
- Record last updated
- May 14, 2026
- Fax
- (520) 372-0242
- Medicaid ID
- 593526 AZ
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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- Robert Scofield, RPHPharmacist1578893822
Verify Richard C. Rhiew in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
Search for license 29651Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
10,421 Medicare Part D claims for 834 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 265 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium557 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium526 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate494 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium484 claims
- Losartan Potassium344 claims
- Lisinopril342 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: $1,161.93
74 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Richard C. Rhiew among 2,853 internal medicine physician records in Arizona
Richard C. Rhiew, MD is one of 2,853 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 87% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 58% of these records are
- Record last updated2026 · 51% 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 Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
651 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Tucson
They are 651 of the 18,788 NPPES records with a practice address in Tucson, and 2,853 internal medicine physician records in Arizona.
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Common questions
What is Richard C. Rhiew, MD's NPI number?
Richard C. Rhiew, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346226479, issued on Dec 20, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard C. Rhiew, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5525 E River RD, Tucson, AZ, 85750. Phone: (520) 462-7057. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard C. Rhiew, MD's license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 29651, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard C. Rhiew, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard C. Rhiew, MD had 10,421 Medicare Part D claims for 834 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.