Arlene Claire Richard, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Opelousas, LA
Arlene Claire Richard, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Opelousas, Louisiana, and NPI 1881733970, issued on Feb 5, 2007. Check the license (Louisiana 017510, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Arlene Claire Richard
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 017510 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 507 N Market St, Opelousas, LA 70570
- Phone
- (337) 948-1212
- Enumerated
- Feb 5, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jan 22, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (337) 942-3665
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 507 N Market St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Arlene Claire Richard in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 017510Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
95 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Arlene Claire Richard among 1,728 family medicine physician records in Louisiana
Arlene Claire Richard, MD is one of 1,728 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 44% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 44% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 70% of these records are
- Record last updated2021 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
18 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Opelousas
They are 18 of the 648 NPPES records with a practice address in Opelousas, and 1,728 family medicine physician records in Louisiana.
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Common questions
What is Arlene Claire Richard, MD's NPI number?
Arlene Claire Richard, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881733970, issued on Feb 5, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Arlene Claire Richard, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 507 N Market St, Opelousas, LA, 70570. Phone: (337) 948-1212. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Arlene Claire Richard, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 017510, 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 Arlene Claire Richard, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Arlene Claire Richard, MD had 95 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.