Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of October 4, 2026.
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Richard F Wright, MD

Individual provider Cardiovascular Disease Physician · NPI 1770580151

Richard F Wright, MD practises Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology in Santa Monica, California. Graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1977, 49 years ago. Practices with Cedars-Sinai Medical Care Foundation, a 1,696-clinician group, accepts Medicare assignment and offers telehealth. Licensed in California.

Years since qualifying
49
Trained at
Harvard Medical School
Licensed in
CA
In the registry since
2005
Specialties on file
2
What do these letters mean?
MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.

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Practice location Address checks out

2001 Santa Monica Blvd Ste 280W
Santa Monica, CA 90404-2172
Phone: (310) 829-7678
Fax: (310) 829-6889
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Specialties & licences

Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207RA0001X · Licence G39282 (CA)
Cardiovascular Disease Physician Taxonomy 207RC0000X · Licence G39282 (CA)

Record details

NPI number1770580151
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedJune 30, 2005
Last updated in NPPESJuly 27, 2021
Certification dateJuly 27, 2021

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyADVANCED HEART FAILURE AND TRANSPLANT CARDIOLOGY
Also practisesCARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (CARDIOLOGY), INTERNAL MEDICINE
Medical schoolHARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL
Graduated 1977 (49 years in practice)
Group practice Cedars-Sinai Medical Care Foundation — 1696 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
TelehealthOffers telehealth services

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients2,145
Services billed 18,963 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age79

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Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

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Compensation for services other than consulting , including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program $268,656 81 payments
Travel and Lodging $26,679 109 payments · travel or lodging paid or reimbursed, such as to attend a conference
Consulting Fee $18,310 4 payments
Food and Beverage $7,426 142 payments · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee
Education $51 2 payments · educational material or training, not a fee

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Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician.

Colleagues at Cedars-Sinai Medical Care Foundation

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 1696 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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