Richard Mark Wardell
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Chesapeake, VA
Richard Mark Wardell is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Chesapeake, Virginia, and NPI 1598142085, issued on May 4, 2015. Check the license (Virginia 0101272018, as entered in NPPES) on the Virginia Department of Health Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Mark Wardell
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License numbers
- 0101272018 VA
MD2020-0979 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 501 Discovery Dr, Chesapeake, VA 23320
- Phone
- (757) 547-5145
- Enumerated
- May 4, 2015
- Record last updated
- Oct 15, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (757) 436-2480
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210728003275); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Univ Of Central Florida, College Of Medicine, 2015
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 501 Discovery Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Isaac AllanOccupational Therapist1912567439
- Lauren AyresPhysical Therapy Assistant1902699820
- Jennifer Birnstein, PA-C, ATC, MSED.Surgical Physician Assistant1548229826
- John Duerden, M.D.Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician1922195858
- Christopher Guinand, PAPhysician Assistant1255949996
- Matthew Hoogland, PTOrthopedic Physical Therapist1457844375
Verify Richard Mark Wardell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVirginia Department of Health Professions
Search for license 0101272018Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
62% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
132 Medicare Part D claims for 47 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 32 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam29 claims
- Naproxen24 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl21 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl12 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 73.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $270.68
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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 2 group practices
- Sport Medicine And Orthopaedic Center IncChesapeake, VA
- West Virginia University Medical CorporationMorgantown, WV
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard Mark Wardell among 586 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Virginia
Richard Mark Wardell is one of 586 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Virginia. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 80% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 80% of these records are older, 17% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2003 among the 358 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Virginia
There are 586 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Virginia.
All 586 in Virginia → Every provider in Chesapeake → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Samuel Brown, M.D.Chesapeake, VA 233201386640365
- David Goss, M.D.Chesapeake, VA 233201891793410
- Richard Holden, M.D.Chesapeake, VA 233201205832284
- Ian Maclean, M.D.Chesapeake, VA 233201750732277
- Scott Muffly, MDChesapeake, VA 233201023515467
- Eric Neff, MDChesapeake, VA 233201184602930
- Michael Romash, M.D.Chesapeake, VA 233201184620163
- Hassan Shah, M.D.Chesapeake, VA 233201750511416
Common questions
What is Richard Mark Wardell's NPI number?
Richard Mark Wardell's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598142085, issued on May 4, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Mark Wardell located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 501 Discovery Dr, Chesapeake, VA, 23320. Phone: (757) 547-5145. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Mark Wardell's license?
NPPES lists Virginia license number 0101272018, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia Department of Health Professions at https://dhp.virginiainteractive.org/lookup/index. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard Mark Wardell prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Mark Wardell had 132 Medicare Part D claims for 47 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Richard Mark Wardell's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 73.4 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.