Richard M. West, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Paris, KY
Richard M. West, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Paris, Kentucky, and NPI 1629046834, issued on Mar 14, 2006. Check the license (Kentucky 31620, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard M. West
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 31620 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6 Linville Dr, Paris, KY 40361
- Phone
- (859) 987-3710
- Enumerated
- Mar 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 9, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (859) 987-8583
- Medicaid ID
- 64316201 KY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20081219000231); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Kentucky College Of Medicine, 1992
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 6 Linville Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jessica Carty, APRNNurse Practitioner1174050801
- Jordan OchalaPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1710712682
- Murray West, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1093784852
- Ryan West, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1679736037
Verify Richard M. West in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 31620Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
70% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
5,395 Medicare Part D claims for 236 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 153 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium320 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate225 claims
- Losartan Potassium157 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium155 claims
- Lisinopril139 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate132 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): 95.5 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: $612.07
35 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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 one group practice
- Baptist Health Medical Group IncLexington, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard M. West among 1,526 internal medicine physician records in Kentucky
Richard M. West, M.D. is one of 1,526 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 84% 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 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2006 among the 1,025 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 56% 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 Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
4 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Paris
They are 4 of the 201 NPPES records with a practice address in Paris, and 1,526 internal medicine physician records in Kentucky.
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The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Pamela Combs, MDParis, KY 403611346252939
- William Housman, MDParis, KY 403611679779805
- Ryan West, M.D.Paris, KY 403611679736037
- Benjamin CloydNicholasville, KY 403561356848428
- Madison DresslerNicholasville, KY 403561467030700
- Jai Gilliam, M.D.Nicholasville, KY 403561558404343
- Sibel Gullo, M.D.Nicholasville, KY 403561154356731
- Phillip Hoffman, M.D.Nicholasville, KY 403561154347409
Common questions
What is Richard M. West, M.D.'s NPI number?
Richard M. West, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629046834, issued on Mar 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard M. West, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6 Linville Dr, Paris, KY, 40361. Phone: (859) 987-3710. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard M. West, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 31620, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard M. West, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard M. West, M.D. had 5,395 Medicare Part D claims for 236 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Richard M. West, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.5 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.