Richard Wai Choy Shum, DDS
Dentist · Chicago, IL
Richard Wai Choy Shum, DDS is a dentist with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1366424475, issued on Nov 15, 2005. Check the license with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Wai Choy Shum
- Credential
- DDS
- Primary taxonomy
- Dentist 122300000X
- Practice location
- 2124 S Archer Ave, Chicago, IL 60616
- Phone
- (312) 567-0194
- Enumerated
- Nov 15, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Fax
- (312) 567-0197
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard Wai Choy Shum in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
19% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dentist in 2024
70 Medicare Part D claims for 44 beneficiaries, against an average of 86 among the 51,021 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin55 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.
Richard Wai Choy Shum among 4,522 dentist records in Illinois
Richard Wai Choy Shum, DDS is one of 4,522 dentist records with a practice address in Illinois. 64% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 98% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 64% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2026 · 74% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 122300000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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They are 1,148 of the 63,379 NPPES records with a practice address in Chicago, and 4,522 dentist records in Illinois.
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Common questions
What is Richard Wai Choy Shum, DDS's NPI number?
Richard Wai Choy Shum, DDS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1366424475, issued on Nov 15, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Wai Choy Shum, DDS located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2124 S Archer Ave, Chicago, IL, 60616. Phone: (312) 567-0194. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Wai Choy Shum, DDS's license?
Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Richard Wai Choy Shum, DDS prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Wai Choy Shum, DDS had 70 Medicare Part D claims for 44 beneficiaries; the average among dentist prescribers was 86. 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.