Richard Edmond Topping, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Elkins, WV
Richard Edmond Topping, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Elkins, West Virginia, and NPI 1982675054, issued on Jan 27, 2006. Check the license (West Virginia 18577, as entered in NPPES) on the West Virginia Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Edmond Topping
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 18577 WV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 801 Gorman Ave, Elkins, WV 26241
- Phone
- (304) 636-3300
- Enumerated
- Jan 27, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 2, 2024
- Medicaid ID
- 0098351000 WV
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100323000624); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Virginia School Of Medicine, 1985
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard Edmond Topping in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWest Virginia Board of Medicine
Search for license 18577Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
33% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
232 Medicare Part D claims for 114 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 141 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl51 claims
- Tramadol Hcl49 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen39 claims
- Celecoxib35 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass17 claims
- Cephalexin14 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: $18.14
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Bioventus LLC. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Davis Memorial HospitalElkins, WV
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard Edmond Topping among 126 orthopaedic surgery physician records in West Virginia
Richard Edmond Topping, MD is one of 126 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in West Virginia. 71% 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 13% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1985 · median 2004 among the 74 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a West Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
7 orthopaedic surgery physician records list a practice address in Elkins
They are 7 of the 2,124 NPPES records with a practice address in Elkins, and 126 orthopaedic surgery physician records in West Virginia.
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The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Walter Boardwine, DOElkins, WV 262411922107911
- Kenneth Damato, D.O.Elkins, WV 262411346274925
- Shawn Gee, M.D.Elkins, WV 262411538507991
- Laura Lu, MDElkins, WV 262411003376674
- Lucas Pavlovich, MDElkins, WV 262411679553044
- Bobby Yow, M.D.Elkins, WV 262411063863843
- James Kim, M.D.Buckhannon, WV 262011083619050
- Charles Lefebure, MDClarksburg, WV 263011326005687
Common questions
What is Richard Edmond Topping, MD's NPI number?
Richard Edmond Topping, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982675054, issued on Jan 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Edmond Topping, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 801 Gorman Ave, Elkins, WV, 26241. Phone: (304) 636-3300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Edmond Topping, MD's license?
NPPES lists West Virginia license number 18577, as entered by the provider. Search the West Virginia Board of Medicine at https://wvbom.wv.gov/public/search/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard Edmond Topping, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Edmond Topping, MD had 232 Medicare Part D claims for 114 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.