NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Brenda J. Richardson, MD

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Germantown, TN

Brenda J. Richardson, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Germantown, Tennessee, and NPI 1568465482, issued on May 24, 2005. Check the license (Tennessee MD018089, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1568465482
Name
Brenda J. Richardson
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License number
MD018089 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
7205 Wolf River Blvd, Germantown, TN 38138
Phone
(901) 507-3100
Enumerated
May 24, 2005
Record last updated
Apr 28, 2026
Fax
(901) 507-3167
Medicaid ID
3841017 TN
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20051015000096); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 1986
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 7205 Wolf River Blvd

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. John Avgeris, MDFamily Medicine Physician1780633966
  2. Kristi Cole, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1760499164
  3. Paul Dang, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1407884760
  4. Heather Donato, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1003813437
  5. Henry Grizzard, MDOphthalmology Physician1679632079
  6. Tammy Heinly McCulley, M.D.Allergy & Immunology Physician1609801000

Verify Brenda J. Richardson in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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13% more Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

3,493 Medicare Part D claims for 572 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.

  1. Brenda Richardson3,493
  2. Specialty average3,078

Most prescribed

  1. Amlodipine Besylate267 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium265 claims
  3. Carvedilol248 claims
  4. Eliquis229 claims
  5. Rosuvastatin Calcium155 claims
  6. Ranolazine Er150 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.

No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Specialty Physician Group LLCMemphis, TN

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Brenda J. Richardson among 464 cardiovascular disease physician records in Tennessee

Brenda J. Richardson, MD is one of 464 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 81% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • Graduated1986 · median 1999 among the 320 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Tennessee

There are 464 cardiovascular disease physician records in Tennessee.

The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Louis Caruso, MDGermantown, TN 381381811918287
  2. Ajay Dalal, MDGermantown, TN 381381770583239
  3. Todd Edwards, MDMemphis, TN 381381639261001
  4. Jack Hopkins, M.D.Germantown, TN 381381326048877
  5. David Iansmith, MD PHDMemphis, TN 381381477585768
  6. Jason Infeld, MDMemphis, TN 381381194827089
  7. Frank McGrew, MDMemphis, TN 381381922190396
  8. Jennifer Morrow, MDMemphis, TN 381381477656536

Common questions

What is Brenda J. Richardson, MD's NPI number?

Brenda J. Richardson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568465482, issued on May 24, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Brenda J. Richardson, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7205 Wolf River Blvd, Germantown, TN, 38138. Phone: (901) 507-3100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Brenda J. Richardson, MD's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number MD018089, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Brenda J. Richardson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Brenda J. Richardson, MD had 3,493 Medicare Part D claims for 572 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Brenda J. Richardson, MD's MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

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.