Carl J. Richard, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Kaplan, LA
Carl J. Richard, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Kaplan, Louisiana, and NPI 1619027232, issued on Jan 12, 2007. Check the license (Louisiana 012524, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Carl J. Richard
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 012524 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 204 Jackson Ave, Kaplan, LA 70548
- Phone
- (337) 643-8583
- Enumerated
- Jan 12, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 9, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (337) 673-2874
- Medicaid ID
- 1151351 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100913000303); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 1973
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Carl J. Richard in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 012524Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
10% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
3,181 Medicare Part D claims for 220 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 49 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Pravastatin Sodium156 claims
- Metformin Hcl116 claims
- Olmesartan-Hydrochlorothiazide110 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium95 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate93 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate85 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.
Carl J. Richard among 1,728 family medicine physician records in Louisiana
Carl J. Richard, M.D. is one of 1,728 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 44% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 44% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1973 · median 2006 among the 1,201 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
3 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Kaplan
They are 3 of the 33 NPPES records with a practice address in Kaplan, and 1,728 family medicine physician records in Louisiana.
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- Jonathan Berry, MDJennings, LA 705461942839824
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Common questions
What is Carl J. Richard, M.D.'s NPI number?
Carl J. Richard, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619027232, issued on Jan 12, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Carl J. Richard, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 204 Jackson Ave, Kaplan, LA, 70548. Phone: (337) 643-8583. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Carl J. Richard, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 012524, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Carl J. Richard, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Carl J. Richard, M.D. had 3,181 Medicare Part D claims for 220 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.