Richard Lee Short, M.D.
Pediatrics Physician · La Mesa, CA
Richard Lee Short, M.D. is a pediatrics physician with a practice address in La Mesa, California, and NPI 1568552727, issued on Oct 16, 2006. Check the license (California G37177, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Lee Short
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pediatrics Physician 208000000X
- License number
- G37177 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8881 Fletcher Pkwy, La Mesa, CA 91942
- Phone
- (619) 464-6434
- Enumerated
- Oct 16, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 7, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (619) 464-5109
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard Lee Short in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G37177Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $197.29
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 21,580 providers of this specialty with any payment received $842.05 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 Lee Short among 9,272 pediatrics physician records in California
Richard Lee Short, M.D. is one of 9,272 pediatrics physician records with a practice address in California. 31% 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 4% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 31% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 8% of these records are
- Record last updated2016 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208000000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
33 pediatrics physician records list a practice address in La Mesa
They are 33 of the 2,168 NPPES records with a practice address in La Mesa, and 9,272 pediatrics physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Richard Lee Short, M.D.'s NPI number?
Richard Lee Short, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568552727, issued on Oct 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Lee Short, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8881 Fletcher Pkwy, La Mesa, CA, 91942. Phone: (619) 464-6434. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Lee Short, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G37177, 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.
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.