Richard Wayne Tsambikos, DO, MPH
Hospitalist Physician · Pueblo, CO
Richard Wayne Tsambikos, DO, MPH is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Pueblo, Colorado, and NPI 1467985713, issued on Apr 4, 2017. Check the license (Colorado DR.0061262, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Wayne Tsambikos
- Credential
- DO, MPH
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- DR.0061262 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1008 Minnequa Ave, Pueblo, CO 81004
- Phone
- (719) 560-5870
- Enumerated
- Apr 4, 2017
- Record last updated
- Jan 22, 2024
- Fax
- (719) 557-4766
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20171120001277); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard Wayne Tsambikos in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license DR.0061262Check 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 hospitalist physician in 2024
1,829 Medicare Part D claims for 259 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium97 claims
- Omeprazole72 claims
- Gabapentin48 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium45 claims
- Prednisone43 claims
- Celecoxib38 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: $157.94
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 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
- St. Vincent General Hospital DistrictLeadville, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard Wayne Tsambikos among 806 hospitalist physician records in Colorado
Richard Wayne Tsambikos, DO, MPH is one of 806 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 71% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 71% of these records are older, 24% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2012 among the 622 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 38% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospitalist Physician providers in Colorado
There are 806 hospitalist physician records in Colorado.
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The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Daniela De Vargas Boyer, D.O.Pueblo, CO 810041861806929
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- Ryan Good, DOPueblo, CO 810041922480730
- Ankush Jha, MDPueblo, CO 810041982186052
- Abhijit Karwa, MDPueblo, CO 810041376887257
- Jennifer Kouri, DOPueblo, CO 810041861928236
- Timothy Papsidero, M.D.Pueblo, CO 810041770920969
Common questions
What is Richard Wayne Tsambikos, DO, MPH's NPI number?
Richard Wayne Tsambikos, DO, MPH's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1467985713, issued on Apr 4, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Wayne Tsambikos, DO, MPH located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1008 Minnequa Ave, Pueblo, CO, 81004. Phone: (719) 560-5870. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Wayne Tsambikos, DO, MPH's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number DR.0061262, 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 Wayne Tsambikos, DO, MPH prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Wayne Tsambikos, DO, MPH had 1,829 Medicare Part D claims for 259 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.