NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician NPI 1528063252 MD
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Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician in Shreveport, Louisiana.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 1,637 in Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
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Prescribing volume
758
Medicare Part D claims · 130 beneficiaries · Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician avg: 1K
Industry payments
$333.71
12 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
What the federal data shows
Richard Sipes, MD filed 758 Medicare Part D claims in 2024 as a Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician in Shreveport, Louisiana.
- 758
- Part D claims, 2024
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
- ≥70th
- pct by Part D claim volume (lower-bound band)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about Richard Sipes, MD
Federal records show an active NPI with Medicare Part D prescribing activity — verifiable registry data, not a proprietary rating.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1528063252), first enumerated 06/17/2005.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 758 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
Board certification signal
Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.
- Reported
Hospital affiliations
1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.
Source: CMS Care Compare
- Reported
Industry payment transparency
$333.71 in reported industry payments (12 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.
Source: CMS Open Payments
- Not in federal data
Individual sanction lookup
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CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1528063252 · Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-LEGACY · TAX-NARROW · RX-LIGHT · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-ENUM
- NPI-10 1528063252
- ENUM-LEGACY 2005
- TAX-NARROW 1,637
- RX-LIGHT 758
- BOOK-THIN 17 in Louisiana
- PHOTO-ENUM Roger Hiser, MD · 2005
Richard Sipes, MD's Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber
Total Medicare Part D claims, 2024, across all CMS prescribers nationally
758 ≥ 70th percentile 70% of 1,416,883 prescribers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
The percentile is a conservative 100-claim band: it counts only prescribers in lower claim-volume bands. Medicare Part D claim volume is activity context, not a quality measure or recommendation. See methodology § corpus placement.
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2024
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Richard Sipes, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Richard Sipes, MD?
Quality data not reportedPrimary specialty
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician
Medicare Part D claims
758 43% vs specialty avg
Specialty distribution in Louisiana
How Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician compares to other specialties among Louisiana providers
Board certification
Not published by CMS
CMS does not publish a per-provider board-certification field in NPPES. PlainDoctor does not have a reliable per-specialty certification rate to show for Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician. Verify directly:
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1528063252 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician |
| Credentials | MD |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 06/17/2005 |
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Richard Sipes, MD bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Bhg Lxii LLC
Shreveport, LA
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Richard Sipes, MD. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$334
Largest payer
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.
758
Total Claims
$58K
Total Drug Cost
130
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 803.567
- Total Day Supply
- 18,094
- Generic Drug Cost
- $25K
- Opioid Claims
- 42 (5.5% rate)
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 64.6 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.91
- Gender Split
- 50% female / 50% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 60, 65-74: 44, 75-84: 12, 85+: 14
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Richard Sipes, MD prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024
- Buprenorphine Hcl
Buprenorphine Hcl
123 claims
- Buprenorphine-Nalo…
Buprenorphine-Naloxone
103 claims
- Clonazepam 30
Clonazepam
30 claims
- Trazodone Hcl 28
Trazodone Hcl
28 claims
- Hydroxyzine Pamoate 23
Hydroxyzine Pamoate
23 claims
- Omeprazole 21
Omeprazole
21 claims
- Gabapentin 18
Gabapentin
18 claims
- Paroxetine Hcl 18
Paroxetine Hcl
18 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Buprenorphine Hcl | 123 |
| Buprenorphine-Naloxone Buprenorphine Hcl/Naloxone Hcl | 103 |
| Clonazepam | 30 |
| Trazodone Hcl | 28 |
| Hydroxyzine Pamoate | 23 |
| Omeprazole | 21 |
| Gabapentin | 18 |
| Paroxetine Hcl | 18 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 17 |
| Diazepam | 14 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
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Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician Overview
How Richard Sipes, MD fits within the Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician landscape nationally.
1,637
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician Providers in US
51
States with Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician
1,322
Avg Claims per Provider
Richard Sipes, MD's 758 claims are below the specialty average of 1,322.
Nationwide Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Sipes, both outside Louisiana so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Same NPPES enumeration year (2005)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician Providers in Louisiana
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Louisiana, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Sipes.
One of 17 Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers enrolled in Louisiana, 5 are shown here.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Richard Sipes, MD's specialty? ▼
Richard Sipes, MD specializes in Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician and practices in Shreveport, Louisiana. Credentials: MD.
How much does Richard Sipes, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Richard Sipes, MD wrote 758 Medicare Part D claims totaling $58K in drug costs for 130 beneficiaries.
Where is Richard Sipes, MD located? ▼
Richard Sipes, MD is located at 8625 LINE AVE STE E, Shreveport, LA, 71106. Phone: (318) 935-6177.
What is Richard Sipes, MD's NPI number? ▼
Richard Sipes, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528063252, issued on 06/17/2005.
Does Richard Sipes, MD prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Richard Sipes, MD had 42 opioid claims in 2024 with an opioid prescribing rate of 5.5%.
How many Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 1,637 Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers across 51 states in the US. The average Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician provider writes 1,322 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Richard Sipes, MD prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Richard Sipes, MD's most frequently prescribed drugs include Buprenorphine Hcl, Buprenorphine-Naloxone, Clonazepam. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Richard Sipes, MD accept Medicare? ▼
Richard Sipes, MD appears in CMS Medicare data with 758 Part D claims and 130 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Richard Sipes, MD's credentials? ▼
Richard Sipes, MD's NPI is 1528063252 with credentials MD. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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