Richard Earle Rochester, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Brentwood, TN
Richard Earle Rochester, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Brentwood, Tennessee, and NPI 1902802523, issued on Jun 28, 2005. Check the license (Tennessee 18782, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Earle Rochester
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 18782 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5123 Virginia Way, Brentwood, TN 37027
- Phone
- (615) 373-5205
- Enumerated
- Jun 28, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jun 2, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (615) 373-5165
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070604000640); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Vanderbilt University School Of Medicine, 1984
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 5123 Virginia Way
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- S. Rogers-Vaughn, PHDPastoral Counselor1902009038
Verify Richard Earle Rochester in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 18782Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatry physician in 2024
2,792 Medicare Part D claims for 246 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Bupropion Xl334 claims
- Alprazolam236 claims
- Dextroamphetamine-Amphetamine182 claims
- Trazodone Hcl157 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl149 claims
- Zolpidem Tartrate146 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: $1,055.74
45 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Corium, LLC. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 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.
Psychiatry Physician providers in Tennessee
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Common questions
What is Richard Earle Rochester, M.D.'s NPI number?
Richard Earle Rochester, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1902802523, issued on Jun 28, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Earle Rochester, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5123 Virginia Way, Brentwood, TN, 37027. Phone: (615) 373-5205. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Earle Rochester, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 18782, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard Earle Rochester, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Earle Rochester, M.D. had 2,792 Medicare Part D claims for 246 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.