Richard S. Tao, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Saint Louis, MO
Richard S. Tao, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Saint Louis, Missouri, and NPI 1083609994, issued on Sep 16, 2005. Check the license (Missouri 2000158343, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard S. Tao
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 2000158343 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 400 S Kingshighway Blvd, Saint Louis, MO 63110
- Phone
- (314) 362-9123
- Enumerated
- Sep 16, 2005
- Record last updated
- Apr 25, 2024
- Fax
- (314) 747-3338
- Medicaid ID
- 204988810 MO
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 400 S Kingshighway Blvd
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Verify Richard S. Tao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
Search for license 2000158343Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
75% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
57 Medicare Part D claims for 36 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 79.3 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: $40.00
1 payment: long term medical supply or device loan; the largest payer was Eko Health, Inc. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 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.
398 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Saint Louis
They are 398 of the 27,605 NPPES records with a practice address in Saint Louis, and 1,405 emergency medicine physician records in Missouri.
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Common questions
What is Richard S. Tao, MD's NPI number?
Richard S. Tao, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1083609994, issued on Sep 16, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard S. Tao, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 400 S Kingshighway Blvd, Saint Louis, MO, 63110. Phone: (314) 362-9123. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard S. Tao, MD's license?
NPPES lists Missouri license number 2000158343, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard S. Tao, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard S. Tao, MD had 57 Medicare Part D claims for 36 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Richard S. Tao, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 79.3 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.