Tony Richa, MD
Otolaryngology Physician · Buffalo, NY
Tony Richa, MD is an otolaryngology physician with a practice address in Buffalo, New York, and NPI 1659938959, issued on May 22, 2019. Check the license (New York 100234-01, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tony Richa
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Otolaryngology Physician 207Y00000X
- License number
- 100234-01 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Elm And Carlton Streets Head And Neck Surgical Oncology, Buffalo, NY 14263
- Phone
- (716) 845-4898
- Enumerated
- May 22, 2019
- Record last updated
- May 22, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210916000443); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Tony Richa in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 100234-01Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average otolaryngology physician in 2024
79 Medicare Part D claims for 29 beneficiaries, against an average of 541 among the 8,339 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin17 claims
- Pilocarpine Hcl12 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: $320.05
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 6,429 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,922.50 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
- Madonna Rehabilitation HospitalLincoln, NE
- Unmc PhysiciansOmaha, NE
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Tony Richa among 765 otolaryngology physician records in New York
Tony Richa, MD is one of 765 otolaryngology physician records with a practice address in New York. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 90% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 90% of these records are older, 7% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2001 among the 542 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Y00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Otolaryngology Physician providers in New York
There are 765 otolaryngology physician records in New York.
All 765 in New York → Every provider in Buffalo → Otolaryngology Physician nationwide →
The 8 otolaryngology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ayham Al Afif, MD, MSC. FRSCSBuffalo, NY 142631518582873
- Wesley Hicks, MDBuffalo, NY 142631861498750
- Ryan McSpadden, MDBuffalo, NY 142631427324417
- Edward Niemiec, M.D.Amherst, NY 142261902923923
- Iris Danziger, M.D.West Seneca, NY 142241902887102
- Jon Chan, M.D.Buffalo, NY 142221053577924
- Robert Taylor, M.D.Niagara Falls, NY 143041528473543
- Steven Buck, MDWilliamsville, NY 142211932197449
Common questions
What is Tony Richa, MD's NPI number?
Tony Richa, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659938959, issued on May 22, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tony Richa, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Elm And Carlton Streets Head And Neck Surgical Oncology, Buffalo, NY, 14263. Phone: (716) 845-4898. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tony Richa, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 100234-01, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Tony Richa, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tony Richa, MD had 79 Medicare Part D claims for 29 beneficiaries; the average among otolaryngology physician prescribers was 541. 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.