Richard T. Vetter, MD
Family Medicine Physician · West Fargo, ND
Richard T. Vetter, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in West Fargo, North Dakota, and NPI 1427085042, issued on Jun 27, 2006. Check the license (North Dakota 5800, as entered in NPPES) on the North Dakota Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard T. Vetter
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- 5800 ND
33414 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1401 13TH Ave E, West Fargo, ND 58078
- Phone
- (701) 364-5751
- Enumerated
- Jun 27, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 11, 2026
- Fax
- (701) 364-5750
- Medicaid IDs
- 16246 ND
251398600 ND - Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard T. Vetter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Dakota Board of Medicine
Search for license 5800Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
35% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
2,316 Medicare Part D claims for 149 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. 49 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate131 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium99 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium91 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl91 claims
- Simvastatin77 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate71 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: $37,641.96
13 payments; by number, the most common kind was consulting fee; the largest payer was Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Richard T. Vetter among 596 family medicine physician records in North Dakota
Richard T. Vetter, MD is one of 596 family medicine physician records with a practice address in North Dakota. 66% 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 4% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 51% of these records are
- Record last updated2026 · 54% 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 North Dakota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
13 family medicine physician records list a practice address in West Fargo
They are 13 of the 681 NPPES records with a practice address in West Fargo, and 596 family medicine physician records in North Dakota.
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Common questions
What is Richard T. Vetter, MD's NPI number?
Richard T. Vetter, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427085042, issued on Jun 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard T. Vetter, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1401 13TH Ave E, West Fargo, ND, 58078. Phone: (701) 364-5751. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard T. Vetter, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Dakota license number 5800, as entered by the provider. Search the North Dakota Board of Medicine at https://www.ndbom.org/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard T. Vetter, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard T. Vetter, MD had 2,316 Medicare Part D claims for 149 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.