Cathy Nicole Richards, DO
Family Medicine Physician · Pocono Summit, PA
Cathy Nicole Richards, DO is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Pocono Summit, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1962995506, issued on Jun 8, 2018. Check the license (Pennsylvania OS021867, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Cathy Nicole Richards
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- OS021867 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 174 Harvest LN, Pocono Summit, PA 18346
- Phone
- (866) 785-8537
- Enumerated
- Jun 8, 2018
- Record last updated
- Nov 1, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220908003201); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- West Virginia School Of Osteopathic Medicine, 2018
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Cathy Nicole Richards in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license OS021867Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
22% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
2,747 Medicare Part D claims for 238 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. 17 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium185 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate102 claims
- Lisinopril87 claims
- Losartan Potassium86 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium79 claims
- Montelukast Sodium75 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): 95.6 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $135.21
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- St Lukes Physician Group IncPocono Summit, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Cathy Nicole Richards among 7,483 family medicine physician records in Pennsylvania
Cathy Nicole Richards, DO is one of 7,483 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 78% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 78% of these records are older, 19% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2005 among the 4,529 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 58% 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 Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1 family medicine physician record lists a practice address in Pocono Summit
They are 1 of the 25 NPPES records with a practice address in Pocono Summit, and 7,483 family medicine physician records in Pennsylvania.
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Common questions
What is Cathy Nicole Richards, DO's NPI number?
Cathy Nicole Richards, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962995506, issued on Jun 8, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Cathy Nicole Richards, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 174 Harvest LN, Pocono Summit, PA, 18346. Phone: (866) 785-8537. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Cathy Nicole Richards, DO's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number OS021867, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Cathy Nicole Richards, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Cathy Nicole Richards, DO had 2,747 Medicare Part D claims for 238 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Cathy Nicole Richards, DO's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.6 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.
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.