Richard V. Spera, MD
Infectious Disease Physician · Huntsville, AL
Richard V. Spera, MD is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Huntsville, Alabama, and NPI 1790777613, issued on Aug 17, 2005. Check the license (Alabama 21563, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard V. Spera
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
- License numbers
- 21563 AL
01079533A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 800 Hudson Way NW Ste 2200, Huntsville, AL 35806
- Phone
- (256) 327-9729
- Enumerated
- Aug 17, 2005
- Record last updated
- Nov 27, 2023
- Fax
- (256) 327-0981
- Medicaid ID
- 154264 AL
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest infectious disease physician records → All 112 in Alabama → Look up another NPI →
Verify Richard V. Spera in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 21563Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024
30 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $86.94
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,362.19 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 V. Spera among 112 infectious disease physician records in Alabama
Richard V. Spera, MD is one of 112 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 89% 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, 96% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 73% of these records are
- Record last updated2023 · 33% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Infectious Disease Physician providers in Alabama
There are 112 infectious disease physician records in Alabama.
All 112 in Alabama → Every provider in Huntsville → Infectious Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- John Dunkel, MDHuntsville, AL 358011841282035
- Said El Zein, M.D.Huntsville, AL 358011730678004
- Leroy Harris, MDHuntsville, AL 358011174600100
- Ali Hassoun, MDHuntsville, AL 358011063404978
- Karlie HerreraHuntsville, AL 358011881547248
- Scott Parker, MDHuntsville, AL 358011992716120
- Tommy Parraga, M.D.Huntsville, AL 358011235513672
- Jordan Micah Polistico, M.D.Huntsville, AL 358011497273502
Common questions
What is Richard V. Spera, MD's NPI number?
Richard V. Spera, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790777613, issued on Aug 17, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard V. Spera, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 800 Hudson Way NW Ste 2200, Huntsville, AL, 35806. Phone: (256) 327-9729. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard V. Spera, MD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 21563, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard V. Spera, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard V. Spera, MD had 30 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. 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.