Richard Thomas Sipes, MD
Addiction Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Shreveport, LA
Richard Thomas Sipes, MD is an addiction medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Shreveport, Louisiana, and NPI 1528063252, issued on Jun 17, 2005. Check the license (Louisiana 13289R, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Thomas Sipes
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Addiction Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RA0401X
- License number
- 13289R LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8625 Line Ave Ste E, Shreveport, LA 71106
- Phone
- (318) 935-6177
- Enumerated
- Jun 17, 2005
- Record last updated
- Sep 11, 2023
- Fax
- (888) 935-4748
- Medicaid ID
- 1578827 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040525000111); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Missouri, Columbia School Of Medicine, 1998
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard Thomas Sipes in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 13289RCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
9% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average addiction medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024
758 Medicare Part D claims for 130 beneficiaries, against an average of 829 among the 401 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 42 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Buprenorphine Hcl123 claims
- Buprenorphine-Naloxone103 claims
- Clonazepam30 claims
- Trazodone Hcl28 claims
- Hydroxyzine Pamoate23 claims
- Omeprazole21 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $333.71
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 188 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,761.64 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
- Bhg Lxii LLCShreveport, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Addiction Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 7 addiction medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Louisiana.
All 7 in Louisiana → Every provider in Shreveport → Addiction Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician nationwide →
The 6 addiction medicine (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kirit Patel, M.D.Shreveport, LA 711181477512309
- Christina Jones, M.D.Sulphur, LA 706631184754723
- Anna Davis, M.D.Mandeville, LA 704711336212729
- Whitney Lynch, D.O.Slidell, LA 704581588047443
- Juan Perez Olmos, MDMetairie, LA 700061831757350
- James Chiverton, M.D.Metairie, LA 700011831314905
Common questions
What is Richard Thomas Sipes, MD's NPI number?
Richard Thomas Sipes, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528063252, issued on Jun 17, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Thomas Sipes, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8625 Line Ave Ste E, Shreveport, LA, 71106. Phone: (318) 935-6177. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Thomas Sipes, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 13289R, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard Thomas Sipes, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Thomas Sipes, MD had 758 Medicare Part D claims for 130 beneficiaries; the average among addiction medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 829. 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.