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.
- 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
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Verify Richard S. Wessling in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWisconsin Medical Examining Board
Search for license 39830Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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.
Most prescribed
- Tramadol Hcl57 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate25 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate21 claims
- Furosemide19 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate14 claims
- 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- 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.
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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.