NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Richard Williamson, MD

Neurological Surgery Physician · Chandler, AZ

Richard Williamson, MD is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Chandler, Arizona, and NPI 1609040609, issued on Apr 22, 2008. Check the license (Arizona 47644, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical 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
1609040609
Name
Richard Williamson
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
License numbers
47644 AZ
MD457377 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1875 W Frye RD Ste 300, Chandler, AZ 85224
Phone
(480) 917-5600
Enumerated
Apr 22, 2008
Record last updated
May 8, 2025
Fax
(602) 294-8286
Medicaid IDs
103120121 PA
186944 AZ
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240522003818); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Pittsburgh School Of Medicine, 2009
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 1875 W Frye RD Ste 300

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

  1. Robin Adamson, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1649220401
  2. Kaith Almefty, MDNeurological Surgery Physician1750518627
  3. Krista Autuori, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1952772444
  4. Steve Chang, MDNeurological Surgery Physician1154501294
  5. Tsinsue Chen, M.D.Neurological Surgery Physician1396031217
  6. Leah Emami, ACNPNurse Practitioner1760894489

Verify Richard Williamson in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical 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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5% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurological surgery physician in 2024

164 Medicare Part D claims for 61 beneficiaries, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims.

  1. Richard Williamson164
  2. Specialty average172

Most prescribed

  1. Clopidogrel62 claims
  2. Gabapentin23 claims
  3. Brilinta12 claims
  4. Methocarbamol11 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): 93.8 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score85.1
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $8,292.93

25 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medical Device Business Services, Inc. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Richard Williamson$8,293
  2. Specialty average$14,926

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

  1. Neurosurgical Associates LtdGilbert, AZ

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

Richard Williamson among 198 neurological surgery physician records in Arizona

Richard Williamson, MD is one of 198 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 47% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 47% of these records are older, 46% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2009 · median 2004 among the 124 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 41% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Neurological Surgery Physician providers in Arizona

There are 198 neurological surgery physician records in Arizona.

The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kaith Almefty, MDChandler, AZ 852241750518627
  2. Steve Chang, MDChandler, AZ 852241154501294
  3. Tsinsue Chen, M.D.Chandler, AZ 852241396031217
  4. David Fusco, MDChandler, AZ 852241659551687
  5. Mark Garrett, M.D.Chandler, AZ 852241669652699
  6. Taro Kaibara, MDChandler, AZ 852241467417444
  7. Farrukh Qureshi, M.DChandler, AZ 852241679511158
  8. Robert Koffie, MDGilbert, AZ 852331760744460

Common questions

What is Richard Williamson, MD's NPI number?

Richard Williamson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609040609, issued on Apr 22, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Richard Williamson, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1875 W Frye RD Ste 300, Chandler, AZ, 85224. Phone: (480) 917-5600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Richard Williamson, MD's license?

NPPES lists Arizona license number 47644, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Richard Williamson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Richard Williamson, MD had 164 Medicare Part D claims for 61 beneficiaries; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Richard Williamson, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.8 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.