NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Richard S. Wessling, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Wisconsin Rapids, WI

Richard S. Wessling, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, and NPI 1649282807, issued on Aug 13, 2006. Check the license (Wisconsin 39830, as entered in NPPES) on the Wisconsin Medical Examining Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1649282807
Name
Richard S. Wessling
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
39830 WI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
420 Dewey St, Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54494
Phone
(715) 423-0122
Enumerated
Aug 13, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
32429300 WI
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20051118000549); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Wake Forest University School Of Medicine, 1995
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 420 Dewey St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Jillian Ashbeck, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1790087146
  2. Nunila Grace Barani, MDInternal Medicine Physician1407868425
  3. Karrie Benda, MS,RDRegistered Dietitian1124682109
  4. Sheena Bohl, LPCCounselor1861369928
  5. Catherine Cattanach, PA-CPhysician Assistant1487224481
  6. Thomas Ferk, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1407880602

Verify Richard S. Wessling in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWisconsin Medical Examining Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

336 Medicare Part D claims for 124 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 68 claims were for opioids.

  1. Richard Wessling336
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Tramadol Hcl57 claims
  2. Quetiapine Fumarate25 claims
  3. Doxycycline Hyclate21 claims
  4. Furosemide19 claims
  5. Amlodipine Besylate14 claims
  6. Potassium Chloride13 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): 84.6 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score89.8
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%58.7
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Aspirus Riverview Hospital And Clinics IncWisconsin Rapids, WI

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Richard S. Wessling among 2,078 internal medicine physician records in Wisconsin

Richard S. Wessling, MD is one of 2,078 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Wisconsin. 70% 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 9% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 46% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 53% of these records are
  • Graduated1995 · median 2002 among the 1,098 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 55% 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 Wisconsin practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

6 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Wisconsin Rapids

They are 6 of the 507 NPPES records with a practice address in Wisconsin Rapids, and 2,078 internal medicine physician records in Wisconsin.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Nunila Grace Barani, MDWisconsin Rapids, WI 544941407868425
  2. Richard Clasen, M.D.Wisconsin Rapids, WI 544941972521995
  3. Kevin Ferreira, M.D.Wisconsin Rapids, WI 544941982712220
  4. Thomas Ho, MDWisconsin Rapids, WI 544941700898145
  5. Christine Uber, MDWisconsin Rapids, WI 544941730191982
  6. Margaret Abel, MDRhinelander, WI 545011477590487
  7. Steven Brooks, MDRhinelander, WI 545011235178898
  8. Michael Henry, MDRhinelander, WI 545011891734927

Common questions

What is Richard S. Wessling, MD's NPI number?

Richard S. Wessling, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649282807, issued on Aug 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Richard S. Wessling, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 420 Dewey St, Wisconsin Rapids, WI, 54494. Phone: (715) 423-0122. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Richard S. Wessling, MD's license?

NPPES lists Wisconsin license number 39830, as entered by the provider. Search the Wisconsin Medical Examining Board at https://dsps.wi.gov/Pages/BoardsCouncils/MEB/Default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Richard S. Wessling, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Richard S. Wessling, MD had 336 Medicare Part D claims for 124 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Richard S. Wessling, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.6 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.