Richard J Wittchow, MD

Primary specialty

Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology PhysicianTaxonomy code 207ZP0102X

License

27854 Issued in WI

Practice address

1836 South Ave
La Crosse, WI 54601-5429

Phone

(608) 782-7300

NPI assigned

Jun 10, 2005

Last updated

Jul 7, 2026By the provider in NPPES

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 3

Addresses

Other identifiers 1

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in MN, WI, IA3 enrollments

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 3

Specialty

Pathology

Education

University of Wisconsin School of Medicine, 1985

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center IncGroup PAC ID 2163331414, shared by 16 NPIs, 888 clinicians

Saint Elizabeths Hospital of Wabasha IncGroup PAC ID 5092619387, 93 clinicians

Tri-County Memorial Hospital IncGroup PAC ID 4587642418, 75 clinicians

Memorial Hospital of BoscobelGroup PAC ID 8325957673, 33 clinicians

Prairie Du Chien Memorial Hospital Association IncGroup PAC ID 4981698537, 49 clinicians

Veterans Memorial Hospital City of Waukon IaGroup PAC ID 1355230293, shared by 6 NPIs, 40 clinicians

Tomah Memorial Hospital IncGroup PAC ID 6901897016, shared by 4 NPIs, 54 clinicians

Vernon Memorial Healthcare IncGroup PAC ID 8325958416, 73 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center Hospital, La Crosse, WI, CCN 520087
• Veterans Memorial Hospital Hospital, Waukon, IA, CCN 161318
• St Elizabeth Medical Center Hospital, Wabasha, MN, CCN 241335
• Vernon Memorial Hospital Hospital, Viroqua, WI, CCN 521348
• Crossing Rivers Health Medical Center Hospital, Prairie Du Chien, WI, CCN 521330

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: rwittchow9120@direct.emplifyhealth.org

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships, National Provider Directory roles and organizations whose NPPES authorized official is this provider.

• Memorial Hospital of Boscobel

  dba Gundersen Boscobel Area Hospital and Clinics

  • Critical Access Hospital
  • Boscobel, WI
  • NPI 1760459846
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Prairie Du Chien Memorial Hospital Association Inc

  dba Crossing Rivers Health

  • Critical Access Hospital
  • Prairie Du Chien, WI
  • NPI 1619024197
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Tri-County Memorial Hospital, Inc.

  • Rural Health Clinic/Center
  • Whitehall, WI
  • NPI 1417201864
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Vernon Memorial Healthcare, Inc.

  dba Vernon Health

  • Critical Access Hospital
  • Viroqua, WI
  • NPI 1497750921
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Saint Elizabeths Hospital of Wabasha Inc

  dba Gundersen St. Elizabeth's Hospital and Clinics

  • Critical Access Hospital
  • Wabasha, MN
  • NPI 1659355600

  WI

  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Gundersen Clinic LTD

  • Clinic/Center
  • La Crosse, WI
  • NPI 1851343115
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center Inc

  dba Emplify Health Hamilton Clinic

  • Clinic/Center
  • La Crosse, WI
  • NPI 1225873458
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center Inc

  dba Emplify Health La Crosse Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • La Crosse, WI
  • NPI 1376593442

  MN

  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Moundview Memorial Hospital & Clinics, Inc

  dba Gundersen Moundview Hospital and Clinics, Inc.

  • Critical Access Hospital
  • Friendship, WI
  • NPI 1710939533

  Internal Medicine

  Medicare reassignment NPD
• St. Joseph's Health Services, Inc.

  • Clinic/Center
  • Hillsboro, WI
  • NPI 1104031798
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• St. Joseph's Health Services, Inc.

  • Critical Access Hospital
  • Hillsboro, WI
  • NPI 1972591410
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Tomah Memorial Hospital Inc

  dba Tomah Health

  • Critical Access Hospital
  • Tomah, WI
  • NPI 1184765240
  Medicare reassignment NPD

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center Inc

  dba Emplify Health La Crosse Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • La Crosse, WI
  • NPI 1376593442
  Care Compare affiliation
• Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center Inc

  dba Emplify Health Pediatric Mobile Unit

  • Clinic/Center
  • La Crosse, WI
  • NPI 1790646719

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center, Inc

  dba Emplify Health Onalaska Clinic

  • Clinic/Center
  • Onalaska, WI
  • NPI 1225372923

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center, Inc

  dba Emplify Health East Building

  • Clinic/Center
  • La Crosse, WI
  • NPI 1497090138

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center, Inc

  dba Emplify Health Onalaska Behavioral Health

  • Mental Health Clinic/Center (Including Community Mental Health Center)
  • Onalaska, WI
  • NPI 1871837567

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center, Inc.

  dba Emplify Health

  • Air Ambulance
  • La Crosse, WI
  • NPI 1467468173

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Prairie Du Chien Memorial Hospital Association Inc

  dba Crossing Rivers Health

  • Critical Access Hospital
  • Prairie Du Chien, WI
  • NPI 1619024197
  Care Compare affiliation
• Vernon Memorial Healthcare, Inc.

  dba Vernon Health

  • Critical Access Hospital
  • Viroqua, WI
  • NPI 1497750921
  Care Compare affiliation
• Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center Inc

  dba Emplify Health Winona Campus

  • Clinic/Center
  • Winona, MN
  • NPI 1952959603

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Saint Elizabeths Hospital of Wabasha Inc

  dba Gundersen St. Elizabeth's Hospital and Clinics

  • Critical Access Hospital
  • Wabasha, MN
  • NPI 1659355600
  Care Compare affiliation
• Veterans Memorial Hospital City of Waukon Ia

  • Critical Access Hospital
  • Waukon, IA
  • NPI 1164599643
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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• Trischa Wiste
• Jeffrey Lynn Wiswell Jr., MD
• Michael A Witcik, MD
• Brian L Withers, D.O.
• Mark Richard Wittchow, DMD
• Robert S Witte, MD
• Mariah A. Wittenberg, RD
• Morgan Hailey Wittkowske
• Andrew Joseph Wittman
• Lindsay Anne Wittrock, LPC

• Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician in La Crosse, WI
• Providers in La Crosse, WI by specialty
• Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician in Wisconsin

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Jul 7, 2026; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

Verify at the official NPI Registry.