Christopher John Richards, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Greer, SC
Christopher John Richards, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Greer, South Carolina, and NPI 1699102525, issued on Oct 10, 2013. Check the license (South Carolina 2028, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher John Richards
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 2028 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 315 Medical Pkwy, Greer, SC 29650
- Phone
- (864) 454-7422
- Enumerated
- Oct 10, 2013
- Record last updated
- Jun 30, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (864) 797-9701
- Medicaid ID
- 1876PA SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140313000004); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Lincoln Memorial University Medical Department, 2013
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher John Richards in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 2028Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
76% more Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
1,464 Medicare Part D claims for 335 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 2% of claims. 331 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cefadroxil251 claims
- Dexamethasone243 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen216 claims
- Celecoxib207 claims
- Famotidine124 claims
- Naloxone Hcl88 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
- Prisma Health University Medical GroupGreenville, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher John Richards among 2,294 physician assistant records in South Carolina
Christopher John Richards, PA-C is one of 2,294 physician assistant 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 2013, is newer than 30% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 30% of these records are older, 67% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2019 among the 1,516 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 31% 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 South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
34 physician assistant records list a practice address in Greer
They are 34 of the 1,131 NPPES records with a practice address in Greer, and 2,294 physician assistant records in South Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Christopher John Richards, PA-C's NPI number?
Christopher John Richards, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699102525, issued on Oct 10, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher John Richards, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 315 Medical Pkwy, Greer, SC, 29650. Phone: (864) 454-7422. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher John Richards, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 2028, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Christopher John Richards, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher John Richards, PA-C had 1,464 Medicare Part D claims for 335 beneficiaries; 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.