Dr. Richard Duane Cespedes, MD

  • Easton, MD
  • Urologist
NPI1710094792PAC ID9739239740
Medicare services, 2024
3,733
Medicare patients, 2024
1,131
Part D claims, 2024
5,464
Hospital affiliations
2
Industry payments
$4,674
Practice address
219 South Washington Street, Easton, MD 21601
Practice phone
Call (410) 822-1000
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Dr. Richard Duane Cespedes is a urologist in Easton, Maryland

Dr. Cespedes practices at University of Maryland Shore Medical Center at Easton in Easton, Maryland, part of University of Maryland Medical System.

Dr. Cespedes' NPI, 1710094792, was assigned on August 24, 2006. Dr. Cespedes graduated from Uniformed Services UHS Fe Hebert School of Med in 1989. Dr. Cespedes holds Maryland license D68205.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
9739239740
NPI enumeration date
August 24, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(410) 822-1000
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
63
Medical school graduation
1989

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Richard Duane Cespedes practices at University of Maryland Shore Medical Center at Easton in Easton, Maryland

Dr. Cespedes' primary practice is University of Maryland Shore Medical Center at Easton, at 219 South Washington Street, Easton, MD 21601 in Talbot County. The practice phone is (410) 822-1000.

Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dr. Richard Duane Cespedes is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Cespedes' primary practice is University of Maryland Shore Medical Center at Easton in Easton, Maryland, part of University of Maryland Medical System. Dr. Cespedes is also affiliated with University of Maryland Shore Medical Center at Chestertown. The medical group on file is UM Community Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Cespedes to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Richard Duane Cespedes' practice

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EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
University of Maryland Shore Medical Center at EastonAvailable with a free account
+2 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Richard Duane Cespedes is one of 268 urologists in Maryland

Urology is Dr. Cespedes' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208800000X. Dr. Cespedes is licensed in Maryland.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Urology, MarylandPrimaryLicense D68205 · taxonomy 208800000X

Urologists near Dr. Cespedes

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Richard Duane Cespedes billed Medicare for 3,733 services in 2024

CMS data shows 3,733 Medicare services from Dr. Cespedes across 21 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,131 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $270,298 for them.

Medicare services, 20243,733
Medicare patients1,131
Paid by Medicare$270,298
Procedure codes21

Dr. Cespedes' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 1,3192024: 1,2704%
Lab and pathology
2023: 1,1192024: 1,0942%
Surgery
2023: 9762024: 9127%
Other services
2023: 02024: 446
Imaging
2023: 02024: 11

Where Dr. Cespedes' Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office3,34089%
  • In a facility39311%

Dr. Cespedes compared with the Maryland median for urologists, 2024

  • Dr. Cespedes
  • Maryland median
Medicare services
3,733vs 2,52248% above
Medicare patients
1,131vs 69064% above
Part D claims
5,409vs 6009.0 times

Medians across 265 urologists in Maryland with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Cespedes' most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Richard Duane Cespedes treated 1,131 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76

CMS counts 1,131 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Cespedes in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 498 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 11% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.16, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Cespedes' median patient age at 72, with 87% women.

Medicare patients, 20241,131
Average age76
Average risk score1.16
Also on Medicaid11%

Dr. Cespedes' Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Cespedes' Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women95885%
  • Men17315%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Cespedes' Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis53%
  4. Mood disorders32%
  5. Anxiety31%
  6. Diabetes31%
  7. Depression30%
  8. Osteoporosis27%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Cespedes' patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 72

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women87%
  • Men13%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Richard Duane Cespedes wrote 5,464 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Cespedes wrote 5,464 Medicare Part D claims for 961 patients. 74% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 5,409 of them, across 31 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,021,694 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 4,914 claims across 29 drugs.

Part D claims, 20245,464
Drugs named by CMS31
Total drug cost$1M
Part D patients961

Dr. Cespedes' Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic4,031 claims74%
  • Brand-name and other1,433 claims26%

Dr. Cespedes' most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Cespedes' Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids1%48 of 5,464 claims
  • Antibiotics12%642 of 5,464 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 4,9142024: 5,40910%

Drugs named by CMS: 31 in 2024, 29 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

How Dr. Richard Duane Cespedes takes part in Medicare

Dr. Cespedes accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Removal of skin lesions: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Removal or shaving of skin growth: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Richard Duane Cespedes received $4,674 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 250 general payments to Dr. Cespedes from 34 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 93% of the total. Astellas Pharma US Inc paid the most, $1,275.

General payments to Dr. Cespedes by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Cespedes by kind, 2016 to 2025

$4.7Kin total
  • Food and beverage$4,33893%
  • Education$3367%

Companies that paid Dr. Cespedes the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Richard Duane Cespedes graduated from Uniformed Services UHS Fe Hebert School of Med

Dr. Cespedes graduated from Uniformed Services UHS Fe Hebert School of Med in 1989.

  1. Medical schoolUniformed Services UHS Fe Hebert School of Med

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Richard Duane Cespedes's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Richard Duane Cespedes' NPI number?

Dr. Richard Duane Cespedes' NPI number is 1710094792. It was assigned on August 24, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Richard Duane Cespedes?

Dr. Richard Duane Cespedes is a urologist in Easton, Maryland. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Urology Physician (taxonomy code 208800000X).

Where does Dr. Richard Duane Cespedes practice?

Dr. Cespedes practices at 219 South Washington Street, Easton, MD 21601. Dr. Cespedes' primary practice is University of Maryland Shore Medical Center at Easton in Easton, Maryland, part of University of Maryland Medical System. Dmand AI also links Dr. Cespedes to 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Dr. Richard Duane Cespedes' office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Cespedes is (410) 822-1000.

What is Dr. Richard Duane Cespedes' medical license number?

Dr. Cespedes holds Maryland license D68205.

Which hospitals is Dr. Richard Duane Cespedes affiliated with?

Dr. Cespedes practices at University of Maryland Shore Medical Center at Easton in Easton, Maryland. Dr. Cespedes is also affiliated with University of Maryland Shore Medical Center at Chestertown.

What medical group is Dr. Richard Duane Cespedes part of?

Dr. Cespedes is linked to UM Community Medical Group.

Does Dr. Richard Duane Cespedes accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Cespedes billed Medicare for 3,733 services in 2024, and Dr. Cespedes accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Richard Duane Cespedes see?

CMS counts 1,131 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Cespedes in 2024, with an average age of 76.

What services does Dr. Richard Duane Cespedes bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Cespedes' most billed Medicare services were lab and pathology test (81003), office visit, established patient (99214) and medicare service (G2211).

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Where did Dr. Richard Duane Cespedes go to medical school?

Dr. Cespedes graduated from Uniformed Services UHS Fe Hebert School of Med in 1989.

What drugs does Dr. Richard Duane Cespedes prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Cespedes' most prescribed drugs by claims were Myrbetriq, Tolterodine Tartrate ER and Triamcinolone Acetonide.

Has Dr. Richard Duane Cespedes received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $4,674 in general payments to Dr. Cespedes from 34 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Astellas Pharma US Inc.

How long has Dr. Richard Duane Cespedes been practicing?

Dr. Cespedes graduated from medical school in 1989, 37 years ago.

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