Richard Thomas, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Colorado Springs, CO
Richard Thomas, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and NPI 1457365926, issued on Jul 28, 2006. Check the license (Colorado 37528, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Thomas
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- 37528 CO
DR.0037528 CO
189143 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2222 N Nevada Ave, Colorado Springs, CO 80907
- Phone
- (719) 636-9393
- Enumerated
- Jul 28, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 7, 2024
- Fax
- (719) 636-9087
- Medicaid ID
- 31032389 CO
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070830000398); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, 1989
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard Thomas in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license 37528Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
328 Medicare Part D claims for 98 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 12 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Furosemide18 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate14 claims
- Losartan Potassium14 claims
- Potassium Chloride14 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass12 claims
- Prednisone12 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): 88.2 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Catholic Health Initiatives ColoradoColorado Springs, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard Thomas among 3,563 family medicine physician records in Colorado
Richard Thomas, M.D. is one of 3,563 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 76% 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 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2008 among the 2,077 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 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 207Q00000X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
298 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Colorado Springs
They are 298 of the 19,771 NPPES records with a practice address in Colorado Springs, and 3,563 family medicine physician records in Colorado.
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Common questions
What is Richard Thomas, M.D.'s NPI number?
Richard Thomas, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457365926, issued on Jul 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Thomas, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2222 N Nevada Ave, Colorado Springs, CO, 80907. Phone: (719) 636-9393. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Thomas, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number 37528, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado Medical Board at https://dpo.colorado.gov/Medical. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard Thomas, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Thomas, M.D. had 328 Medicare Part D claims for 98 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Richard Thomas, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 88.2 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.