Richard Wade Uptergrove, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Arlington, TX
Richard Wade Uptergrove, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Arlington, Texas, and NPI 1518987494, issued on Jul 20, 2006. Check the license (Texas H2858, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Wade Uptergrove
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- H2858 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8020 Matlock RD, Arlington, TX 76002
- Phone
- (682) 222-7670
- Enumerated
- Jul 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 7, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040804000186); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Texas A & M University System, Hsc, College Of Medicine, 1986
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 8020 Matlock RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- William Harn, MSN, RN, CCRN, TCRNRegistered Nurse1306760855
Verify Richard Wade Uptergrove in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license H2858Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
159 Medicare Part D claims for 104 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 24 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Azithromycin16 claims
- Prednisone14 claims
- Tramadol Hcl13 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Legacy Urgent Care PAFrisco, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard Wade Uptergrove among 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas
Richard Wade Uptergrove, 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
- Graduated1986 · median 2004 among the 7,095 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 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).
117 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Arlington
They are 117 of the 5,219 NPPES records with a practice address in Arlington, and 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Richard Wade Uptergrove, MD's NPI number?
Richard Wade Uptergrove, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518987494, issued on Jul 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Wade Uptergrove, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8020 Matlock RD, Arlington, TX, 76002. Phone: (682) 222-7670. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Wade Uptergrove, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number H2858, 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 Wade Uptergrove, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Wade Uptergrove, MD had 159 Medicare Part D claims for 104 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.