Brian James Richards, D.O.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Fontana, CA
Brian James Richards, D.O. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Fontana, California, and NPI 1427445055, issued on Apr 21, 2015. Check the license (California 20A16575, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brian James Richards
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 20A16575 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9961 Sierra Ave, Fontana, CA 92335
- Phone
- (833) 574-2273
- Enumerated
- Apr 21, 2015
- Record last updated
- Mar 20, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20191016000344); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Brian James Richards in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 20A16575Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
235 Medicare Part D claims for 146 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 17 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin32 claims
- Cefuroxime19 claims
- Doxycycline Monohydrate18 claims
- Naloxone Hcl16 claims
- Cefpodoxime Proxetil15 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen15 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Southern California Permanente Medical GroupFontana, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Brian James Richards among 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California
Brian James Richards, D.O. is one of 7,751 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 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 2015, is newer than 72% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 72% of these records are older, 25% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2011 among the 4,560 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
55 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Fontana
They are 55 of the 3,012 NPPES records with a practice address in Fontana, and 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Brian James Richards, D.O.'s NPI number?
Brian James Richards, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427445055, issued on Apr 21, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brian James Richards, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9961 Sierra Ave, Fontana, CA, 92335. Phone: (833) 574-2273. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brian James Richards, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 20A16575, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Brian James Richards, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brian James Richards, D.O. had 235 Medicare Part D claims for 146 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.