Richard J. Sears, M.D.
Gastroenterology Physician · Winchester, VA
Richard J. Sears, M.D. is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Winchester, Virginia, and NPI 1467400424, issued on May 4, 2006. Check the license (Virginia 0101052654, as entered in NPPES) on the Virginia Department of Health Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard J. Sears
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- 0101052654 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 190 Campus Blvd, Winchester, VA 22601
- Phone
- (540) 667-1244
- Enumerated
- May 4, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 10, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (540) 667-3086
- Medicaid ID
- 005800617 VA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101201000226); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard J. Sears in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVirginia Department of Health Professions
Search for license 0101052654Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
23% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
622 Medicare Part D claims for 177 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Omeprazole211 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium128 claims
- Dexlansoprazole Dr29 claims
- Colestipol Hcl23 claims
- Lansoprazole23 claims
- Linzess19 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 84.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $601.24
41 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 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
- Winchester Gastroenterology AssociatesPurcellville, VA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard J. Sears among 536 gastroenterology physician records in Virginia
Richard J. Sears, M.D. is one of 536 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in Virginia. 85% 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 17% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 17% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2001 among the 389 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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 207RG0100X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Gastroenterology Physician providers in Virginia
There are 536 gastroenterology physician records in Virginia.
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- James Gardiner, MDWinchester, VA 226011922056068
- John Habeck, NPWinchester, VA 226011427087014
- Llewellyn Kitchin, M.D.Winchester, VA 226011629036330
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Common questions
What is Richard J. Sears, M.D.'s NPI number?
Richard J. Sears, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1467400424, issued on May 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard J. Sears, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 190 Campus Blvd, Winchester, VA, 22601. Phone: (540) 667-1244. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard J. Sears, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Virginia license number 0101052654, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia Department of Health Professions at https://dhp.virginiainteractive.org/lookup/index. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard J. Sears, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard J. Sears, M.D. had 622 Medicare Part D claims for 177 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Richard J. Sears, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.