National Provider Identifier
Richard Edward Charles, M.D.
Richard Edward Charles, M.D. is listed in the NPPES registry with a primary specialty of Internal Medicine Physician in Buffalo, NY and a listed phone number of (716) 857-8641.
Source: public NPPES record, last updated March 12, 2008. This profile is informational and is not medical advice, a quality rating, or a provider recommendation.
Profile Overview
- NPI
- 1588629216
- Provider Type
- Individual
- Primary Specialty
- Internal Medicine Physician
- Enumeration Date
- April 18, 2006
- Last Updated
- March 12, 2008
Practice Location
- 85 High St
- Buffalo, NY 14203-1149
Phone: (716) 857-8641
Mailing Address
- 6255 Sheridan Dr
- Suite 304
- Williamsville, NY 14221-4836
Specialties
- Internal Medicine Physician (207R00000X)
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Medicare Part B Activity
Reported 3,343 Medicare fee-for-service service lines in 2023.
Peer comparison
Compared to Internal Medicine providers in the Buffalo, NY metro area.
This provider is in the 96th percentile for Medicare service volume.
Among the highest-volume peers.
Performs 821% more Medicare services than the peer median.
Higher than 638 of 665 peers.
- Activity Percentile
- 95.9%
- Rank by Services
- 27 of 665
- Total Services
- 3,343
- Est. Allowed Value
- $247,523.37
- Dataset Year
- 2023
- Drug Code Share
- 9.5%
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.
Percentile distribution
Each bar represents a 10-point percentile band of peers by total Medicare services for Internal Medicine across the Buffalo, NY metro area. Taller bars indicate higher service-volume bands. Highlighted bar marks this provider's percentile band.
Observed service range: 11 to 91,321 total Medicare services.
Top Clinical Services
- 99214: Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes
846 services | $103,638.95
- G0439: Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit
385 services | $48,101.90
- 83036: Hemoglobin a1c level
303 services | $2,884.56
- 93000: Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report
288 services | $3,965.66
- 99213: Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes
189 services | $15,983.82
Common Drug-Related Codes
- 90694: Influenza vaccine, quadrivalent inactivated, 0.5 ml dosage
176 services | $13,081.77
- 91322: Sarscov2 vac 50 mcg/0.5ml im
42 services | $5,863.00
- 91320: Sarscv2 vac 30mcg trs-suc im
28 services | $3,597.44
Biography
Richard Charles, MD, is a board-certified internist in Buffalo and serves as chief medical officer for General Physician, P.C.; he has also chaired the Physician Leadership Board of Optimum Physician Alliance. A summa cum laude graduate of both the University at Buffalo School of Pharmacy and UB’s medical school, he completed his internal medicine residency through UB and its affiliated hospitals. His background in both pharmacy and medicine has informed a practice emphasis on chronic care management and coordinated, team-based care.
Full Record
- NPI
- 1588629216
- Entity Type
- Individual
- Last Name
- Charles
- First Name
- Richard
- Middle Name
- Edward
- Name Prefix
- Dr.
- Credential
- M.D.
- Mailing Street Address
- 6255 Sheridan Dr
- Mailing Address Line 2
- Suite 304
- Mailing City
- Williamsville
- Mailing State
- NY
- Mailing ZIP Code
- 14221-4836
- Mailing Country
- US
- Mailing Phone
- (716) 857-8666
- Mailing Fax
- (716) 857-8944
- Practice Street Address
- 85 High St
- Practice City
- Buffalo
- Practice State
- NY
- Practice ZIP Code
- 14203-1149
- Practice Country
- US
- Practice Phone
- (716) 857-8641
- Practice Fax
- (716) 856-3002
- Enumeration Date
- April 18, 2006
- Last Updated
- March 12, 2008
- Sex
- Male
- Sole Proprietor
- No
- updated_by_file
- npidata_pfile_20050523-20260308.csv
- Taxonomies
- Internal Medicine Physician (207R00000X)
- Other Identifiers
- 00020553501 (NY, Univera), 161000580 (NY, Empire), 000525766003 (NY, Health Now), 0410829 (NY, Iha), 213322-1W (NY, Workers Compensation), 161000580 (NY, North American Preferred), 01991868 (NY)