Alexander Paul Richerand, M.D
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician · Covington, LA
Alexander Paul Richerand, M.D is a physical medicine & rehabilitation physician with a practice address in Covington, Louisiana, and NPI 1043672934, issued on Mar 22, 2016. Check the license (Louisiana 305891, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alexander Paul Richerand
- Credential
- M.D
- Primary taxonomy
- Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician 208100000X
- License number
- 305891 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 648 Crestwood Blvd, Covington, LA 70433
- Phone
- (985) 805-2555
- Enumerated
- Mar 22, 2016
- Record last updated
- Nov 14, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (985) 400-5303
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200520000107); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 2016
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Alexander Paul Richerand in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 305891Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
19% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physical medicine & rehabilitation physician in 2024
590 Medicare Part D claims for 191 beneficiaries, against an average of 727 among the 7,448 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 158 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin110 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen78 claims
- Pregabalin54 claims
- Meloxicam52 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium47 claims
- Tramadol Hcl42 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 98.7 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $328.72
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,237.86 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Ochsner Clinic LLCNew Orleans, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Alexander Paul Richerand among 192 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in Louisiana
Alexander Paul Richerand, M.D is one of 192 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 63% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 64% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 64% of these records are older, 33% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 63% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 52% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2009 among the 99 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208100000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 192 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in Louisiana.
All 192 in Louisiana → Every provider in Covington → Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician nationwide →
The 8 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Beau Bagley, MDCovington, LA 704331366439572
- Taylor Colon, DOCovington, LA 704331255817086
- John Palopoli, M.D.Covington, LA 704331013913987
- Nidhi Purohit, MDCovington, LA 704331174697627
- Scott Sondes, M.D.Covington, LA 704331205882271
- Jessica Williams, PT, DPTAmite, LA 704221992683049
- Viswanath Aluru, M.DLacombe, LA 704451063860641
- Alanna Barrios, DPTSlidell, LA 704581851131056
Common questions
What is Alexander Paul Richerand, M.D's NPI number?
Alexander Paul Richerand, M.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043672934, issued on Mar 22, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alexander Paul Richerand, M.D located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 648 Crestwood Blvd, Covington, LA, 70433. Phone: (985) 805-2555. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alexander Paul Richerand, M.D's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 305891, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Alexander Paul Richerand, M.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alexander Paul Richerand, M.D had 590 Medicare Part D claims for 191 beneficiaries; the average among physical medicine & rehabilitation physician prescribers was 727. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Alexander Paul Richerand, M.D's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 98.7 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.