Richelle Carrie Takemoto, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Pittsburgh, PA
Richelle Carrie Takemoto, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1043478050, issued on May 27, 2008. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD446402, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richelle Carrie Takemoto
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- MD446402 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1307 Federal St, Pittsburgh, PA 15212
- Phone
- (877) 660-6777
- Enumerated
- May 27, 2008
- Record last updated
- Jan 18, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (412) 359-3761
- Medicaid IDs
- 1027567210001 PA
0070670 OH
3810023888 WV - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160222001732); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Temple University School Of Medicine, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1307 Federal St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Richelle Carrie Takemoto in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD446402Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
65% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
572 Medicare Part D claims for 168 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 58 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam356 claims
- Amoxicillin34 claims
- Celecoxib29 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl27 claims
- Tramadol Hcl22 claims
- Cephalexin14 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: $3,000.50
18 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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 2 group practices
- Community Memorial HospitalHamilton, NY
- Hamilton Medical Services PLLCHamilton, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richelle Carrie Takemoto among 1,253 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Pennsylvania
Richelle Carrie Takemoto, MD is one of 1,253 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 80% 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 58% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 58% of these records are older, 38% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2003 among the 777 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 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 207X00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 1,253 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Pennsylvania.
All 1,253 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Pittsburgh → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Aaron Burgess, M.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152121073744942
- Patrick Demeo, MDPittsburgh, PA 152121205836855
- Lisa Ercolano, MDPittsburgh, PA 152121255592242
- Julius Huebner, MDPittsburgh, PA 152121679574610
- Gerald Pifer, MDPittsburgh, PA 152121063413367
Common questions
What is Richelle Carrie Takemoto, MD's NPI number?
Richelle Carrie Takemoto, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043478050, issued on May 27, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richelle Carrie Takemoto, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1307 Federal St, Pittsburgh, PA, 15212. Phone: (877) 660-6777. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richelle Carrie Takemoto, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD446402, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richelle Carrie Takemoto, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richelle Carrie Takemoto, MD had 572 Medicare Part D claims for 168 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.