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2026 NPPES data Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician NPI 1043672934 M.D
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Alexander Richerand, M.D

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician in Covington, Louisiana.

This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 15,618 in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.

Federal data, no proprietary rating. We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
590
Medicare Part D claims · 191 beneficiaries · Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician avg: 793
MIPS score
98.7/100
▲ 15 pts above national avg 83.5 · Exceptional
Industry payments
$328.72
14 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
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Compiled from official public sources by the editorial process.

What the federal data shows

Alexander Richerand, M.D reported a CMS MIPS final score of 98.7/100 - above the 83.5 national average - and filed 590 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.

98.7/100
MIPS score · +15 vs avg
590
Part D claims, 2024
Likely
board-certified (heuristic)
≥89th
pct among measured MIPS (lower-bound band)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

Federal trust snapshot

What official records show about Alexander Richerand, M.D

Federal records show an active NPI with both Medicare prescribing volume and a measured CMS quality score — objective registry data, not patient reviews.

  • Verified

    NPI registry status

    Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1043672934), first enumerated 03/22/2016.

    Source: CMS NPPES

  • Reported

    Medicare Part D participation

    Filed 590 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.

    Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF

  • Reported

    CMS quality reporting (MIPS)

    Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 98.7/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.

    Source: CMS Quality Payment Program

  • Reported

    Board certification signal

    Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.

    Source: NUCC taxonomy + CMS participation heuristic

  • Reported

    Hospital affiliations

    1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.

    Source: CMS Care Compare

  • Reported

    Industry payment transparency

    $328.72 in reported industry payments (14 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.

    Source: CMS Open Payments

  • Not in federal data

    Individual sanction lookup

    PlainDoctor does not publish per-provider disciplinary determinations. Confirm current license and any individual actions through the state medical board or FSMB verification service.

    Source: State medical board / FSMB

This trust snapshot summarizes only what appears in federal CMS/NPPES public records. It is not a composite score, star rating, patient review, or clinical recommendation. PlainDoctor never fabricates reviews or AggregateRating schema.

CMS NPPES provider registry desk

NPI 1043672934 · Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician

NPI-10 · ENUM-MID · TAX-MID · MIPS-ELITE · RX-LIGHT · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-FINISH

  • NPI-10 1043672934
  • ENUM-MID 2016
  • TAX-MID 16K Physical Medicine
  • MIPS-ELITE 98.7/100
  • RX-LIGHT 590
  • BOOK-THIN 189 in Louisiana
  • PHOTO-FINISH Syed Ahmed · ±0.0

MIPS final-score neighbourhood

Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity

MIPS pts

What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).

Source CMS Quality Payment Program (MIPS) As of 2023

Alexander Richerand, M.D's MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician

CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.

99 ≥ 89th percentile 89% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands

0–10: 8,684 measured providers (2%). Below this entry. 10–20: 3,008 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 20–30: 3,069 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 30–40: 2,746 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 40–50: 2,928 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,882 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 60–70: 13,906 measured providers (3%). Below this entry. 70–80: 94,570 measured providers (21%). Below this entry. 80–90: 129,887 measured providers (29%). Below this entry. 90+: 189,403 measured providers (42%). This entry sits in this band. This provider 0 100 every measured MIPS clinician, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

The percentile is a conservative whole-score-point band: it counts only measured clinicians in lower score bands. A CMS MIPS metric is not a recommendation or a clinical-quality rating by PlainDoctor. See methodology § corpus placement.

Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023

Where Alexander Richerand, M.D sits

This provider among physical medicine & rehabilitation physician peers

Across the 2,483 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Alexander Richerand, M.D writes more Part D claims than 64% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 87% - placing this provider in the high-volume, high-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.

Lower volume · High qualityHigh volume · High qualityLower volume · Lower qualityHigh volume · Lower quality0255075100023.647.370.994.5Part D claim volume, percentile in specialtyMIPS quality, percentilePoint, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 70 · MIPS quality, percentile: 87Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 28 · MIPS quality, percentile: 72Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 22 · MIPS quality, percentile: 80Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 18 · MIPS quality, percentile: 40Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 23 · MIPS quality, percentile: 45Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 87 · MIPS quality, percentile: 62Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 8 · MIPS quality, percentile: 12Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 48 · MIPS quality, percentile: 57Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 35 · MIPS quality, percentile: 77Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 3 · MIPS quality, percentile: 20Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 2 · MIPS quality, percentile: 90Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 17 · MIPS quality, percentile: 90Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 42 · MIPS quality, percentile: 13Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 100 · MIPS quality, percentile: 63Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 12 · MIPS quality, percentile: 60Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 15 · MIPS quality, percentile: 88Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 93 · MIPS quality, percentile: 50Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 45 · MIPS quality, percentile: 35Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 83 · MIPS quality, percentile: 67Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 47 · MIPS quality, percentile: 32Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 52 · MIPS quality, 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specialty: 95 · MIPS quality, percentile: 22Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 72 · MIPS quality, percentile: 55Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 43 · MIPS quality, percentile: 80Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 60 · MIPS quality, percentile: 90Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 38 · MIPS quality, percentile: 43Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 90 · MIPS quality, percentile: 58Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 73 · MIPS quality, percentile: 33Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 40 · MIPS quality, percentile: 25Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 53 · MIPS quality, percentile: 30Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 97 · MIPS quality, percentile: 90Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 7 · MIPS quality, percentile: 75Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 82 · MIPS quality, percentile: 18Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 67 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 27 · MIPS quality, percentile: 52Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 75 · MIPS quality, percentile: 10Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 13 · MIPS quality, percentile: 70Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 5 · MIPS quality, percentile: 65Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 25 · MIPS quality, percentile: 23Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 32 · MIPS quality, percentile: 53Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 50 · MIPS quality, percentile: 15Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 57 · MIPS quality, percentile: 47Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 80 · MIPS quality, percentile: 7Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 98 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 92 · MIPS quality, percentile: 90Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 20 · MIPS quality, percentile: 17Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 30 · MIPS quality, percentile: 73Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 55 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 33 · MIPS quality, percentile: 27Alexander Richerand, M.D, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 64 · MIPS quality, percentile: 87
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile

Each dot is one physical medicine & rehabilitation physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Alexander Richerand, M.D. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.

✓
Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)

Alexander Richerand, M.D practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).

What does the federal data show about Alexander Richerand, M.D?

High performer (top quartile)

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 03/22/2016

NPI 1043672934

Primary specialty

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician

Mid-sized

15,618 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

590 26% vs specialty avg

2024 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 793

MIPS final score

98.7/100 15.2 pts vs avg

Exceptional band

vs 83.5 national avg

Specialty distribution in Louisiana

How Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician compares to other specialties among Louisiana providers

Louisiana providers
Case Manager/Care Coordinator9.6%Mental Health Counselor7.2%Behavior Technician5.5%Student in an Organized Heal…5.1%Pharmacist5.1%Family Nurse Practitioner4.6%Physical Medicine & Rehabili…0.2%
Largest specialties in Louisiana (% of in-state providers)

Medicare quality performance, MIPS

Alexander Richerand, M.D's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician national average

High performer (top quartile)
MIPS Final Score
98.7/100
vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
0%100%National avg84%98.7%
MIPS final score (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician) - 98.7/100 vs national avg 83.5
How MIPS and board certification work

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

Practice Address

648 CRESTWOOD BLVD
Covington, LA 70433
(985) 805-2555

Provider Details

NPI 1043672934
Specialty Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician
Credentials M.D
Gender Male
NPI Issued 03/22/2016

CMS Quality Score (MIPS)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.

98.6557
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
86.6538
Quality

Reporting: Group practice

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where Alexander Richerand, M.D bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.

Ochsner Clinic LLC
New Orleans, LA

Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).

Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data

The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Alexander Richerand, M.D. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.

Total received

$329

Largest payer

ABBVIE INC.

Most common payment type

Food and Beverage

Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.

590
Total Claims
$10K
Total Drug Cost
191
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
661.333
Total Day Supply
16,941
Generic Drug Cost
$9K
Opioid Claims
158 (26.8% rate)

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
67.9 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
1.91
Gender Split
65% female / 35% male
Age Distribution
<65: 58, 65-74: 78, 75-84: N/A, 85+: N/A

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

What Alexander Richerand, M.D prescribes most

Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024

claims
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File As of 2024
Drug Claims
Gabapentin
 110
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen
Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen
78
Pregabalin
 54
Meloxicam
 52
Diclofenac Sodium
 47
Tramadol Hcl
 42
Cyclobenzaprine Hcl
 29
Baclofen
 27
Tizanidine Hcl
 23
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen
Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen
22

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

More Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician in LA → All providers in Louisiana → Compare specialties →

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician Overview

How Alexander Richerand, M.D fits within the Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician landscape nationally.

15,618
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician Providers in US
54
States with Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician
793
Avg Claims per Provider

Alexander Richerand, M.D's 590 claims are below the specialty average of 793.

Nationwide Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year

Two federal-record peer sets for Richerand, both outside Louisiana so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.

Similar MIPS final score

Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (98.7 here).

Syed Ahmed 98.7 DC Syed Ahmed 98.7 NJ Jessica Bloomgarden 98.7 FL Margarita Cantir 98.7 NJ

Same NPPES enumeration year (2016)

Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.

Kevin O'Malley Baltimore, MD Jasmine Harris Brooklyn, NY Andrew Park Englewood, CO Stacy Davidson Livingston, NJ

Nearby Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician Providers in Louisiana

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Louisiana, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Richerand.

One of 189 Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician providers enrolled in Louisiana, 5 are shown here.

Dr. David Adams
MD
Shreveport, LA
Donald Allison
A.D. PTA
Bossier City, LA
Dr. Viswanath Aluru
M.D
Lacombe, LA
Dr. Andrew Amedee
MD
New Orleans, LA
Dr. Jared Amiot
PT, DPT
Lake Charles, LA

Compare Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Alexander Richerand, M.D's specialty? ▼
Alexander Richerand, M.D specializes in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician and practices in Covington, Louisiana. Credentials: M.D.
How much does Alexander Richerand, M.D prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Alexander Richerand, M.D wrote 590 Medicare Part D claims totaling $10K in drug costs for 191 beneficiaries.
What is Alexander Richerand, M.D's Medicare quality score? ▼
Alexander Richerand, M.D has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 98.7/100 (Quality: 86.7). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Alexander Richerand, M.D located? ▼
Alexander Richerand, M.D is located at 648 CRESTWOOD BLVD, Covington, LA, 70433. Phone: (985) 805-2555.
What is Alexander Richerand, M.D's NPI number? ▼
Alexander Richerand, M.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043672934, issued on 03/22/2016.
Does Alexander Richerand, M.D prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Alexander Richerand, M.D had 158 opioid claims in 2024 with an opioid prescribing rate of 26.8%.
How many Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 15,618 Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician providers across 54 states in the US. The average Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician provider writes 793 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Alexander Richerand, M.D prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Alexander Richerand, M.D's most frequently prescribed drugs include Gabapentin, Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen, Pregabalin. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Alexander Richerand, M.D accept Medicare? ▼
Alexander Richerand, M.D appears in CMS Medicare data with 590 Part D claims and 191 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Alexander Richerand, M.D's credentials? ▼
Alexander Richerand, M.D's NPI is 1043672934 with credentials M.D. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

View source datasets and methodology notes
Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Quality Performance
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Disclaimer: Data from CMS NPPES and Medicare Part D. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Provider information is self-reported and may not be current. Always verify information directly with the provider. About · Methodology

Compiled from official public sources by the editorial process.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.