Richard Allen Vestal, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Winston Salem, NC
Richard Allen Vestal, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Winston Salem, North Carolina, and NPI 1780900886, issued on Apr 14, 2010. Check the license (North Carolina 2017-01959, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Allen Vestal
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- 2017-01959 NC
MD2013-0317 NM
R0519 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1 Medical Center Blvd, Winston Salem, NC 27157
- Phone
- (336) 716-2011
- Enumerated
- Apr 14, 2010
- Record last updated
- Nov 15, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20171228001527); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of New Mexico School Of Medicine, 2010
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard Allen Vestal in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2017-01959Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
146 Medicare Part D claims for 54 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate13 claims
- Labetalol Hcl12 claims
- Ceftriaxone11 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
- Wake Forest University Health SciencesWinston Salem, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard Allen Vestal among 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina
Richard Allen Vestal, M.D. is one of 4,056 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 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 2010, is newer than 64% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 64% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2004 among the 2,706 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
218 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Winston Salem
They are 218 of the 10,040 NPPES records with a practice address in Winston Salem, and 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Richard Allen Vestal, M.D.'s NPI number?
Richard Allen Vestal, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780900886, issued on Apr 14, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Allen Vestal, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Medical Center Blvd, Winston Salem, NC, 27157. Phone: (336) 716-2011. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Allen Vestal, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2017-01959, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard Allen Vestal, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Allen Vestal, M.D. had 146 Medicare Part D claims for 54 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.