Richard A. Tempel, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Towson, MD
Richard A. Tempel, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Towson, Maryland, and NPI 1801820477, issued on Jul 10, 2006. Check the license (Maryland D0064040, as entered in NPPES) on the Maryland Board of Physicians; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard A. Tempel
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- D0064040 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- St Joseph Medical Center, Towson, MD 21204
- Phone
- (410) 337-1226
- Enumerated
- Jul 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 22, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (410) 337-1118
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard A. Tempel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaryland Board of Physicians
Search for license D0064040Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
786 Medicare Part D claims for 457 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 179 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tramadol Hcl111 claims
- Ondansetron Odt73 claims
- Cephalexin49 claims
- Methocarbamol45 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate39 claims
- Metoclopramide Hcl37 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): 86.3 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).
Richard A. Tempel among 1,190 emergency medicine physician records in Maryland
Richard A. Tempel, MD is one of 1,190 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Maryland. 77% 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 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 48% of these records are
- Record last updated2008 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Emergency Medicine Physician providers in Maryland
There are 1,190 emergency medicine physician records in Maryland.
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The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Barwick, MDBaltimore, MD 212041588664593
- Eric Beauvois, MDTowson, MD 212041730142654
- Carl Bessent, M.D.Towson, MD 212041780643890
- David Bishai, MDTowson, MD 212041487618252
- Robert Brannan, M.D.Towson, MD 212041649233586
- Gail Cunningham, M.D.Towson, MD 212041316906316
- Fabrice Czarnecki, M.D.Towson, MD 212041497758056
- Marcus Dana, CRNPTowson, MD 212041558319228
Common questions
What is Richard A. Tempel, MD's NPI number?
Richard A. Tempel, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1801820477, issued on Jul 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard A. Tempel, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at St Joseph Medical Center, Towson, MD, 21204. Phone: (410) 337-1226. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard A. Tempel, MD's license?
NPPES lists Maryland license number D0064040, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland Board of Physicians at https://www.mbp.state.md.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard A. Tempel, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard A. Tempel, MD had 786 Medicare Part D claims for 457 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Richard A. Tempel, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 86.3 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.