Cathy Richards, DO
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program · Pocono Summit, PA
Cathy Richards, DO is a student in an organized health care education/training program 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) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Cathy Richards
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program 390200000X
- 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
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 174 Harvest LN
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Verify Cathy Richards in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
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
5.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average student in an organized health care education/training program in 2024
2,747 Medicare Part D claims for 238 beneficiaries, against an average of 488 among the 106,422 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 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, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 42,769 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,210.19 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.
One hospital or facility affiliation
- St Lukes Physician Group IncPocono Summit, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
1 student in an organized health care education/training program records list a Pocono Summit practice address
They are 1 of the 25 NPPES records with a Pocono Summit practice address, and 15,648 student in an organized health care education/training program records in Pennsylvania.
All 15,648 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Pocono Summit →
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Common questions
What is Cathy Richards, DO's NPI number?
Cathy 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 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 Richards, DO's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number OS021867, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Cathy Richards, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Cathy Richards, DO had 2,747 Medicare Part D claims for 238 beneficiaries; the average among student in an organized health care education/training program prescribers was 488. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Cathy Richards, DO's Medicare quality 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), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.