National Provider Identifier
Richard George Clift, M.D.
Richard George Clift, M.D. is listed in the NPPES registry with a primary specialty of Gastroenterology Physician in Albany, NY and a listed phone number of (518) 438-4483.
Source: public NPPES record, last updated July 18, 2012. This profile is informational and is not medical advice, a quality rating, or a provider recommendation.
Profile Overview
- NPI
- 1215969316
- Provider Type
- Individual
- Primary Specialty
- Gastroenterology Physician
- Enumeration Date
- July 07, 2006
- Last Updated
- July 18, 2012
Practice Location
- 1375 Washington Ave
- Suite 101
- Albany, NY 12206-1056
Phone: (518) 438-4483
Specialties
- Gastroenterology Physician (207RG0100X)
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Medicare Part B Activity
Reported 9,622 Medicare fee-for-service service lines in 2024.
Peer comparison
Compared to Internal Medicine providers in the Albany, NY metro area.
This provider is in the 90th percentile for Medicare service volume.
Among the highest-volume peers.
Performs about 12x the peer median number of Medicare services.
Higher than 464 of 515 peers.
- Activity Percentile
- 90.1%
- Rank by Services
- 51 of 515
- Total Services
- 9,622
- Est. Allowed Value
- $280,706.06
- Dataset Year
- 2024
- Drug Code Share
- 90.8%
Estimated allowed value reflects Medicare fee-for-service allowed amounts only. It does not include Medicare Advantage, commercial insurance, cash-pay services, or employment compensation.
Peers are grouped by the broader Internal Medicine classification rather than the exact subspecialty label shown elsewhere on the page.
Drug-related HCPCS codes make up 90.8% of reported Medicare services, so the claim mix is dominated by administered-drug billing lines.
Percentile distribution
Each bar represents a 10-point percentile band of peers by total Medicare services for Internal Medicine across the Albany, NY metro area. Taller bars indicate higher service-volume bands. Highlighted bar marks this provider's percentile band.
Observed service range: 11 to 117,101 total Medicare services.
Top Clinical Services
- G0500: Moderate sedation services provided by the same physician or other qualified health care professional performing a gastrointestinal endoscopic service that sedation supports, requiring the presence of an independent trained observer to assist in the monito
180 services | $937.66
- 99213: Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
118 services | $10,124.96
- 99214: Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
118 services | $14,205.33
- 36415: Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample
73 services | $622.80
- 43239: Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope
61 services | $5,427.74
Common Drug-Related Codes
- J3380: Injection, vedolizumab, intravenous, 1 mg
7,200 services | $159,839.00
- J1745: Injection, infliximab, excludes biosimilar, 10 mg
1,460 services | $43,709.50
- J7050: Infusion, normal saline solution, 250 cc
78 services | $49.43
Procedure Cost Comparisons
This provider appears in MedCostCompare procedure price pages built from Medicare fee-for-service data. Follow the links to compare local provider prices for the listed procedures.
Prices are Medicare-approved amounts from public provider-service records, not private insurance rates, cash-pay quotes, or a promise of what any patient will pay.
Diagnostic colonoscopy | Albany, NY
Provider price$202.72
Higher than most included providers on the linked MedCostCompare page, at the 88th price percentile.
Screening colonoscopy | Albany, NY
Provider price$177.76
Higher than most included providers on the linked MedCostCompare page, at the 90th price percentile.
Biography
Richard Clift, MD, is a gastroenterologist with Albany Gastroenterology Consultants. He earned his medical degree at Albany Medical College and completed his internship, residency, and fellowship at Albany Medical Center. Dr. Clift is board-certified in gastroenterology and internal medicine, has affiliations with several regional hospitals, and was named 2010 Physician of the Year by the Capital District Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation.
Full Record
- NPI
- 1215969316
- Entity Type
- Individual
- Last Name
- Clift
- First Name
- Richard
- Middle Name
- George
- Credential
- M.D.
- Mailing Street Address
- 1375 Washington Ave
- Mailing Address Line 2
- Suite 101
- Mailing City
- Albany
- Mailing State
- NY
- Mailing ZIP Code
- 12206-1056
- Mailing Country
- US
- Mailing Phone
- (518) 438-4483
- Mailing Fax
- (518) 482-4201
- Practice Street Address
- 1375 Washington Ave
- Practice Address Line 2
- Suite 101
- Practice City
- Albany
- Practice State
- NY
- Practice ZIP Code
- 12206-1056
- Practice Country
- US
- Practice Phone
- (518) 438-4483
- Practice Fax
- (518) 482-4201
- Enumeration Date
- July 07, 2006
- Last Updated
- July 18, 2012
- Sex
- Male
- Sole Proprietor
- No
- updated_by_file
- npidata_pfile_20050523-20260308.csv
- Taxonomies
- Gastroenterology Physician (207RG0100X)