NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Richard P. Townsend, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Richardson, TX

Richard P. Townsend, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Richardson, Texas, and NPI 1194752642, issued on Jun 27, 2006. Check the license (Texas F0787, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1194752642
Name
Richard P. Townsend
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
F0787 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1001 Buckingham RD Ste 110, Richardson, TX 75081
Phone
(972) 235-3804
Enumerated
Jun 27, 2006
Record last updated
Feb 12, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(972) 238-5637
Medicaid IDs
182357701 TX
182357702 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20060811000235); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1001 Buckingham RD Ste 110

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Laura Grundy, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1346209673
  2. Emily Jones, MDFamily Medicine Physician1235635996

Verify Richard P. Townsend in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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3.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024

13,148 Medicare Part D claims for 1,094 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 488 claims were for opioids.

  1. Richard Townsend13,148
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium682 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium643 claims
  3. Losartan Potassium398 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate385 claims
  5. Lisinopril379 claims
  6. Rosuvastatin Calcium350 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: $1,819.26

98 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Richard Townsend$1,819.26
  2. Specialty average$902.55

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Legacy Healthcare Services IncLewisville, TX
  2. Texas Health Physicians GroupRichardson, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Richard P. Townsend among 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas

Richard P. Townsend, MD is one of 11,119 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% 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, 54% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated1971 · median 2004 among the 7,095 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2009 · 51% 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 Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

71 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Richardson

They are 71 of the 2,896 NPPES records with a practice address in Richardson, and 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ahmad Abazid, M.DRichardson, TX 750811013238401
  2. Folake Familusi, MDRichardson, TX 750811982677019
  3. Emily Jones, MDRichardson, TX 750811235635996
  4. Elizabeth Pascual, MDRichardson, TX 750811902892417
  5. Shahida Rafiq, M.D.Richardson, TX 750811134165988
  6. Aveewan Yun, D.O.Richardson, TX 750811770591414
  7. Marium Afzal, M.D.Richardson, TX 750801013351410
  8. Seema Bhotika, M.D.Richardson, TX 750821730162025

Common questions

What is Richard P. Townsend, MD's NPI number?

Richard P. Townsend, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194752642, issued on Jun 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Richard P. Townsend, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1001 Buckingham RD Ste 110, Richardson, TX, 75081. Phone: (972) 235-3804. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Richard P. Townsend, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number F0787, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Richard P. Townsend, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Richard P. Townsend, MD had 13,148 Medicare Part D claims for 1,094 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.