Richard F. Wright, M.D.
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician · Santa Monica, CA
Richard F. Wright, M.D. is an advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician with a practice address in Santa Monica, California, and NPI 1770580151, issued on Jun 30, 2005. Check the license (California G39282, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard F. Wright
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician 207RA0001X
- License number
- G39282 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2001 Santa Monica Blvd Ste 280W, Santa Monica, CA 90404
- Phone
- (310) 829-7678
- Enumerated
- Jun 30, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 27, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (310) 829-6889
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100218000737); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Harvard Medical School, 1977
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2001 Santa Monica Blvd Ste 280W
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Richard F. Wright in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G39282Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician in 2024
7,543 Medicare Part D claims for 749 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,965 among the 1,124 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 29% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Rosuvastatin Calcium988 claims
- Ezetimibe535 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate435 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium416 claims
- Jardiance320 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate307 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $386,894.37
450 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. The 1,027 providers of this specialty with any payment received $10,265.85 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
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Care FoundationSanta Monica, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard F. Wright among 115 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records in California
Richard F. Wright, M.D. is one of 115 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records with a practice address in California. 98% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 97% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 98% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 95% of these records are
- Graduated1977 · median 2007 among the 109 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 43% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RA0001X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician providers in California
There are 115 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records in California.
All 115 in California → Every provider in Santa Monica → Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician nationwide →
The 8 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Peter Pak, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904041205833811
- David Chang, MDBeverly Hills, CA 902111518170083
- Dael Geft, M.D.Beverly Hills, CA 902111265617187
- Kambiz Ghafourian, M.D., MPHBeverly Hills, CA 902111679733620
- Antoine Hage, MDBeverly Hills, CA 902111467540203
- Michele Hamilton, M.D.Beverly Hills, CA 902111659390227
- Michelle Kittleson, MD PHDBeverly Hills, CA 902111972607216
- Evan Kransdorf, MDBeverly Hills, CA 902111194917534
Common questions
What is Richard F. Wright, M.D.'s NPI number?
Richard F. Wright, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770580151, issued on Jun 30, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard F. Wright, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2001 Santa Monica Blvd Ste 280W, Santa Monica, CA, 90404. Phone: (310) 829-7678. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard F. Wright, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G39282, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard F. Wright, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard F. Wright, M.D. had 7,543 Medicare Part D claims for 749 beneficiaries; the average among advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician prescribers was 1,965. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.