Brent A. Richardson, MD
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician · Bellingham, WA
Brent A. Richardson, MD is a pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician with a practice address in Bellingham, Washington, and NPI 1689780751, issued on Aug 22, 2006. Check the license (Washington MD00045352, as entered in NPPES) on the Washington Medical Commission; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brent A. Richardson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician 207LP2900X
- License number
- MD00045352 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4029 Northwest Ave Ste 301, Bellingham, WA 98226
- Phone
- (360) 752-0518
- Enumerated
- Aug 22, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 14, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 1689780751 WA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20061103000190); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Missouri, Columbia School Of Medicine, 2001
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4029 Northwest Ave Ste 301
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Finese Buendia, APRNNurse Practitioner1871649129
- Matthew Dangleis, PA-CPhysician Assistant1033887575
- Patrick Demarco, PH.D.Clinical Psychologist1881624302
- Shelly Harford, PAPhysician Assistant1972927440
- Hannah HarrisonPsychologist1720833973
- Edward Hernandez, PSY.D.Clinical Psychologist1437617206
Verify Brent A. Richardson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical Commission
Search for license MD00045352Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
64% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician in 2024
629 Medicare Part D claims for 106 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,750 among the 2,982 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 380 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen100 claims
- Fentanyl62 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl54 claims
- Pregabalin54 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen46 claims
- Hydromorphone Hcl35 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): 60 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: $4,404.88
82 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Saluda Medical Americas, Inc. The 2,789 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,225.41 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
- Sound Pain AllianceBellingham, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Brent A. Richardson among 106 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in Washington
Brent A. Richardson, MD is one of 106 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records with a practice address in Washington. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2006 among the 71 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207LP2900X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician providers in Washington
There are 106 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in Washington.
All 106 in Washington → Every provider in Bellingham → Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician nationwide →
The 8 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Matthew Peterson, MDBellingham, WA 982261891785606
- Way Yin, M.D.Bellingham, WA 982261881626307
- Robert Kahn, MDBellingham, WA 982251033118682
- Carlton McQueen, M.D.Bellingham, WA 982251659323657
- Caroline Harstroem, M.D.Everett, WA 982011396131975
- Kriti Srivastava, MDEverett, WA 982011871836510
- Rana Al-JumahSeattle, WA 981951073046959
- Youngeun Cho, MDSeattle, WA 981951346583820
Common questions
What is Brent A. Richardson, MD's NPI number?
Brent A. Richardson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689780751, issued on Aug 22, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brent A. Richardson, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4029 Northwest Ave Ste 301, Bellingham, WA, 98226. Phone: (360) 752-0518. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brent A. Richardson, MD's license?
NPPES lists Washington license number MD00045352, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington Medical Commission at https://wahelms.my.site.com/s/license-search. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Brent A. Richardson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brent A. Richardson, MD had 629 Medicare Part D claims for 106 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician prescribers was 1,750. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Brent A. Richardson, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 60 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.