Richard Alan Shapiro, MD
Urology Physician · Tarzana, CA
Richard Alan Shapiro, MD is a urology physician with a practice address in Tarzana, California, and NPI 1619992682, issued on Jul 12, 2006. Check the license (California G38276, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Alan Shapiro
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Urology Physician 208800000X
- License number
- G38276 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 18370 Burbank Blvd, Tarzana, CA 91356
- Phone
- (818) 996-4242
- Enumerated
- Jul 12, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 25, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (818) 996-4352
- Medicaid ID
- 00G382760 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100325000720); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Rush Medical College Of Rush University, 1976
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard Alan Shapiro in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G38276Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average urology physician in 2024
3,414 Medicare Part D claims for 815 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,340 among the 10,782 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 18 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tamsulosin Hcl1,047 claims
- Dutasteride387 claims
- Alfuzosin Hcl Er345 claims
- Finasteride218 claims
- Gemtesa128 claims
- Myrbetriq126 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): 90.6 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: $1,226.43
41 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 9,340 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,800.04 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 Alan Shapiro among 1,524 urology physician records in California
Richard Alan Shapiro, MD is one of 1,524 urology physician records with a practice address in California. 82% 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 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated1976 · median 2003 among the 1,049 with a school on file
- Record last updated2009 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208800000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Urology Physician providers in California
There are 1,524 urology physician records in California.
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- Joseph Navon, M.D.Tarzana, CA 913561871664029
- Hooman Nazar, D.O.Tarzana, CA 913561184913592
- Mayank Patel, M.D.Tarzana, CA 913561669637013
- Samuel Spigelman, MDTarzana, CA 913561487741849
- Daniel Brison, MD.Valencia, CA 913551386808624
Common questions
What is Richard Alan Shapiro, MD's NPI number?
Richard Alan Shapiro, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619992682, issued on Jul 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Alan Shapiro, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 18370 Burbank Blvd, Tarzana, CA, 91356. Phone: (818) 996-4242. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Alan Shapiro, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number G38276, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard Alan Shapiro, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Alan Shapiro, MD had 3,414 Medicare Part D claims for 815 beneficiaries; the average among urology physician prescribers was 1,340. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Richard Alan Shapiro, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 90.6 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.