Richard M. Vigness, M. D.
Specialist · Fort Worth, TX
Richard M. Vigness, M. D. is a specialist with a practice address in Fort Worth, Texas, and NPI 1043263213, issued on May 18, 2006. Check the license (Texas G0237, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard M. Vigness
- Credential
- M. D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- G0237 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1307 8TH Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76104
- Phone
- (817) 926-3320
- Enumerated
- May 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 30, 2024
- Fax
- (817) 926-3409
- Medicaid ID
- 097839702 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101103000234); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At Houston, 1981
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard M. Vigness in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license G0237Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024
137 Medicare Part D claims for 49 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 24% of claims. 46 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen38 claims
- Eliquis22 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate18 claims
- Clopidogrel16 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 91.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $38,459.81
31 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 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 M. Vigness among 1,716 specialist records in Texas
Richard M. Vigness, M. D. is one of 1,716 specialist records with a practice address in Texas. 31% 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 17% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 17% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 31% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 18% of these records are
- Graduated1981 · median 1989 among the 310 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 77% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Richard M. Vigness, M. D.'s NPI number?
Richard M. Vigness, M. D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043263213, issued on May 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard M. Vigness, M. D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1307 8TH Ave, Fort Worth, TX, 76104. Phone: (817) 926-3320. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard M. Vigness, M. D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number G0237, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Richard M. Vigness, M. D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard M. Vigness, M. D. had 137 Medicare Part D claims for 49 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Richard M. Vigness, M. D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.5 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.