Richard M. Wupperman, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician · Austin, TX
Richard M. Wupperman, MD is an orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician with a practice address in Austin, Texas, and NPI 1760539647, issued on Jan 4, 2007. Check the license (Texas M8440, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard M. Wupperman
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician 207XS0117X
- License number
- M8440 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3000 N Interstate 35 Ste 708, Austin, TX 78705
- Phone
- (512) 347-7463
- Enumerated
- Jan 4, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jan 26, 2022
- Fax
- (737) 202-2561
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20081211000375); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Southwestern Medical School At Dallas, 2002
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 3000 N Interstate 35 Ste 708
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Craig Kuhns, MDOrthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician1922038108
Verify Richard M. Wupperman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license M8440Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
40% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician in 2024
532 Medicare Part D claims for 82 beneficiaries, against an average of 381 among the 1,714 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 453 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen266 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen141 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl35 claims
- Diazepam26 claims
- Gabapentin14 claims
- Methocarbamol12 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): 100 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: $164,431.88
33 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alphatec Spine, Inc. The 1,726 providers of this specialty with any payment received $34,071.55 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
- St. David's Ortho Neuro And Rehab PLLCAustin, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician providers in Texas
There are 225 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in Texas.
Other orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in Texas
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- Samuel Adu-Lartey, DOKaty, TX1801096987
- Junyoung Ahn, MDDenton, TX1184076010
- Pouya Alijanipour, MDLeague City, TX1386032589
- Powell Auer, M.D.Dallas, TX1073735338
- Charles Banta II, MDDallas, TX1205848512
- Kaku Barkoh, M.D.Kingwood, TX1043503238
- Kyle Barner, DOPlano, TX1437779394
- Rubin Bashir, MDHouston, TX1568653798
- R Bauer, M.DGarland, TX1841250735
Common questions
What is Richard M. Wupperman, MD's NPI number?
Richard M. Wupperman, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1760539647, issued on Jan 4, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard M. Wupperman, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3000 N Interstate 35 Ste 708, Austin, TX, 78705. Phone: (512) 347-7463. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard M. Wupperman, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number M8440, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard M. Wupperman, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard M. Wupperman, MD had 532 Medicare Part D claims for 82 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician prescribers was 381. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Richard M. Wupperman, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.