Richard Josepth Taavon, M.D.
Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician · Greensboro, NC
Richard Josepth Taavon, M.D. is an obstetrics & gynecology physician with a practice address in Greensboro, North Carolina, and NPI 1639155195, issued on Dec 16, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 9000799, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Josepth Taavon
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician 207V00000X
- License number
- 9000799 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1908 Lendew St, Greensboro, NC 27408
- Phone
- (336) 273-2835
- Enumerated
- Dec 16, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Fax
- (336) 273-1948
- Medicaid ID
- 8981333 NC
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard Josepth Taavon in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 9000799Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average obstetrics & gynecology physician in 2024
360 Medicare Part D claims for 86 beneficiaries, against an average of 165 among the 28,733 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Estradiol80 claims
- Estradiol (Twice Weekly)22 claims
- Alendronate Sodium20 claims
- Fluconazole18 claims
- Valacyclovir17 claims
- Progesterone14 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 91.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $500.42
32 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Astellas Pharma US Inc. The 21,429 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,030.61 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 Josepth Taavon among 1,548 obstetrics & gynecology physician records in North Carolina
Richard Josepth Taavon, M.D. is one of 1,548 obstetrics & gynecology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 79% 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, 86% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 67% of these records are
- Record last updated2026 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207V00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Richard Josepth Taavon, M.D.'s NPI number?
Richard Josepth Taavon, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639155195, issued on Dec 16, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Josepth Taavon, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1908 Lendew St, Greensboro, NC, 27408. Phone: (336) 273-2835. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Josepth Taavon, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 9000799, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard Josepth Taavon, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Josepth Taavon, M.D. had 360 Medicare Part D claims for 86 beneficiaries; the average among obstetrics & gynecology physician prescribers was 165. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Richard Josepth Taavon, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.1 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.