NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Richard L. Stevens, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Cordele, GA

Richard L. Stevens, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Cordele, Georgia, and NPI 1588690721, issued on Jun 22, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 056227, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1588690721
Name
Richard L. Stevens
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
056227 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
201 E 16TH Ave, Cordele, GA 31015
Phone
(229) 273-8501
Enumerated
Jun 22, 2006
Record last updated
Apr 29, 2026
Fax
(229) 212-8115
Medicaid ID
394168697A GA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050831000888); may accept Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Medical College Of Georgia School Of Medicine, 2002
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 201 E 16TH Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Recardo Arnett, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTPhysician Assistant1619621190
  2. John BridgesFamily Nurse Practitioner1891301701
  3. David Duvall, MDInternal Medicine Physician1750335774
  4. Lauren Hinnant, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1326527482
  5. Russ Hopper, MDFamily Medicine Physician1598248643
  6. Amber KnightFamily Nurse Practitioner1679123640

Verify Richard L. Stevens in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Most of these Medicare Part D claims are vaccines, 84% of the cost of the top drugs

1,929 Medicare Part D claims for 445 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 359 claims were for opioids.

  1. Richard Stevens1,929
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

Pharmacies often give vaccines under a standing order that names one clinician, and CMS counts every such claim under that clinician's NPI. These claims are therefore not a measure of this clinician's own prescribing.

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen226 claims
  2. Shingrix108 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium97 claims
  4. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen88 claims
  5. Pantoprazole Sodium78 claims
  6. Abrysvo76 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: $861.02

47 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Richard Stevens$861.02
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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

  1. Stevens Health Services PCCordele, GA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Richard L. Stevens among 3,911 internal medicine physician records in Georgia

Richard L. Stevens, M.D. is one of 3,911 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 81% 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 10% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 57% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated2002 · median 2005 among the 2,535 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

12 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Cordele

They are 12 of the 287 NPPES records with a practice address in Cordele, and 3,911 internal medicine physician records in Georgia.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kenneth Benjamin, MDCordele, GA 310151245344928
  2. Marilyn Carter, MDCordele, GA 310151578669602
  3. Peter Donnan, MDCordele, GA 310151477523371
  4. David Duvall, MDCordele, GA 310151750335774
  5. Kevin Holloway, MDCordele, GA 310151114107810
  6. David Kavtaradze, M.D.Cordele, GA 310151376516484
  7. Srilatha Nadipineni, MDCordele, GA 310151073720496
  8. Fernando Neuman, M.D.Cordele, GA 310151619053089

Common questions

What is Richard L. Stevens, M.D.'s NPI number?

Richard L. Stevens, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588690721, issued on Jun 22, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Richard L. Stevens, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 201 E 16TH Ave, Cordele, GA, 31015. Phone: (229) 273-8501. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Richard L. Stevens, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Georgia license number 056227, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Richard L. Stevens, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Richard L. Stevens, M.D. had 1,929 Medicare Part D claims for 445 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.