NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Caleb Richards, D.O.

Internal Medicine Physician · Columbia, SC

Caleb Richards, D.O. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1508216490, issued on Jun 21, 2016. Check the license (South Carolina 82304, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina 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
1508216490
Name
Caleb Richards
Credential
D.O.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
82304 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1301 Taylor St Ste 8A, Columbia, SC 29201
Phone
(803) 929-2955
Enumerated
Jun 21, 2016
Record last updated
Sep 27, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(803) 929-2979
Medicaid ID
823041 SC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20190819002840); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 1301 Taylor St Ste 8A

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

  1. Gwendolyn Bowers, D.O.Internal Medicine Physician1306026554
  2. Robert Brown, MDInternal Medicine Physician1316960040
  3. Zachariah Dorsch, LPCProfessional Counselor1649720764
  4. Laura Hamilton, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1033390661
  5. Woojin HanInternal Medicine Physician1790340511
  6. Shakilya Khalif, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1013335884

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina 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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2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024

6,691 Medicare Part D claims for 510 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 101 claims were for opioids.

  1. Caleb Richards6,691
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium327 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate207 claims
  3. Gabapentin190 claims
  4. Levothyroxine Sodium182 claims
  5. Pantoprazole Sodium154 claims
  6. Omeprazole136 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 99.3 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score90.6
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

Industry payments in 2024: $1,302.28

70 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Caleb Richards$1,302.28
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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

  1. Prisma Health Medical Group-MidlandsColumbia, SC

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

Caleb Richards among 1,881 internal medicine physician records in South Carolina

Caleb Richards, D.O. is one of 1,881 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 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 2016, is newer than 63% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 63% of these records are older, 35% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · median 2006 among the 1,119 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

269 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Columbia

They are 269 of the 11,200 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbia, and 1,881 internal medicine physician records in South Carolina.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Adelero Adebajo, M.D.Columbia, SC 292011013089572
  2. Linda Bell, M.D.Columbia, SC 292011235296674
  3. Robert Brown, MDColumbia, SC 292011316960040
  4. Nehal Desai, MDColumbia, SC 292011801855622
  5. Francis Goldstein, MDColumbia, SC 292011326030289
  6. Jeffrey Hook, MDColumbia, SC 292011265409189
  7. Gregory Hooks, MDColumbia, SC 292011629037320
  8. Leroy Huffman, MDColumbia, SC 292011881689032

Common questions

What is Caleb Richards, D.O.'s NPI number?

Caleb Richards, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508216490, issued on Jun 21, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Caleb Richards, D.O. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1301 Taylor St Ste 8A, Columbia, SC, 29201. Phone: (803) 929-2955. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Caleb Richards, D.O.'s license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number 82304, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Caleb Richards, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Caleb Richards, D.O. had 6,691 Medicare Part D claims for 510 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Caleb Richards, D.O.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 99.3 of 100. 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.

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