Richard Ralph Edwards, MD

NPI 1447246160ActiveIndividual· Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease· Newport News, VA

Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease (MD) in Newport News, Virginia, trained at Eastern Virginia Medical School (class of 1984). Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $700,083 for 3,528 claims, against $153,482 paid for services in 2024. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation was the largest of 2 companies reporting payments in 2025, $40.87 in all, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI	1447246160
Status	Active
Entity type	Individual
Credential	MD
Sole proprietor	No
NPI issued	Sep 27, 2005
Last updated in NPPES	Nov 25, 2013

Specialties and licenses

Taxonomy	Code	License	State
Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease Primary	207RC0000X	0101038910	VA
Internal Medicine, Interventional Cardiology	207RI0011X	0101038910	VA

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Exclusion screening

List	Result	Details
HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026	No match	Checked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026	No match	—
New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026	No match	—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026	No match	—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026	No match	—
Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026	No match	—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)	Enrolled Practitioner - Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology) (VA)
Accepts assignment	Yes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients	2,432
Services billed	4,908 across 49 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare	$153,482

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)	3,528 · 8,412 30-day fills
Patients	550
Total drug cost	$700,083
Generic share	81% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical school	Eastern Virginia Medical School
Graduation year	1984
Medicare specialty	Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology)
Secondary specialties	Interventional Cardiology