Richard L. Risher, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Cynthiana, KY
Richard L. Risher, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Cynthiana, Kentucky, and NPI 1639264021, issued on Oct 3, 2006. Check the license (Kentucky 37686, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard L. Risher
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 37686 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 430 E Pleasant St, Cynthiana, KY 41031
- Phone
- (859) 234-3282
- Enumerated
- Oct 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (859) 234-3778
- Medicaid ID
- 64066970 KY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100721000580); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical University Of South Carolina College Of Medicine, 1996
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard L. Risher in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 37686Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
41% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
2,075 Medicare Part D claims for 216 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 48 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium100 claims
- Lisinopril71 claims
- Omeprazole69 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium51 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium49 claims
- Sertraline Hcl47 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: $1,589.83
67 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 one group practice
- Kentucky Mso LLCGeorgetown, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard L. Risher among 1,968 family medicine physician records in Kentucky
Richard L. Risher, M.D. is one of 1,968 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 80% 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 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2006 among the 1,277 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 57% 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 Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
10 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Cynthiana
They are 10 of the 165 NPPES records with a practice address in Cynthiana, and 1,968 family medicine physician records in Kentucky.
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Common questions
What is Richard L. Risher, M.D.'s NPI number?
Richard L. Risher, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639264021, issued on Oct 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard L. Risher, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 430 E Pleasant St, Cynthiana, KY, 41031. Phone: (859) 234-3282. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard L. Risher, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 37686, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard L. Risher, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard L. Risher, M.D. had 2,075 Medicare Part D claims for 216 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.