Cara L. Richards
Physician Assistant · Boston, MA
Cara L. Richards is a physician assistant with a practice address in Boston, Massachusetts, and NPI 1003163965, issued on Aug 10, 2012. Check the license (Massachusetts PA5828, as entered in NPPES) with the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Cara L. Richards
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- PA5828 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 75 Francis St, Boston, MA 02115
- Phone
- (617) 732-5500
- Enumerated
- Aug 10, 2012
- Record last updated
- Oct 10, 2023
- Fax
- (212) 590-5581
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190306000927); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Cara L. Richards in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Massachusetts board licenses this profession
Search for license PA5828Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
12 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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
- Brigham And Womens Physicians Organization IncBoston, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Cara L. Richards among 4,713 physician assistant records in Massachusetts
Cara L. Richards is one of 4,713 physician assistant records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 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 2012, is newer than 25% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 25% of these records are older, 72% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2019 among the 3,217 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 38% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1,660 physician assistant records list a practice address in Boston
They are 1,660 of the 41,865 NPPES records with a practice address in Boston, and 4,713 physician assistant records in Massachusetts.
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Common questions
What is Cara L. Richards's NPI number?
Cara L. Richards's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003163965, issued on Aug 10, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Cara L. Richards located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 75 Francis St, Boston, MA, 02115. Phone: (617) 732-5500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Cara L. Richards's license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number PA5828, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Cara L. Richards prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Cara L. Richards had 12 Medicare Part D claims; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.