Christopher Richards, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Ideal, GA
Christopher Richards, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Ideal, Georgia, and NPI 1164475893, issued on May 17, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 058316, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Richards
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- 058316 GA
01057372 IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 201 Poplar St, Ideal, GA 31041
- Phone
- (478) 244-2866
- Enumerated
- May 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 2, 2023
- Fax
- (404) 478-8420
- Medicaid IDs
- 123048280F GA
123048280A GA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20061011000563); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher Richards in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 058316Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
8,425 Medicare Part D claims for 44 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 23 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Trazodone Hcl413 claims
- Mirtazapine356 claims
- Famotidine321 claims
- Clopidogrel269 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium268 claims
- Olanzapine259 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
- Careconnect Health IncRichland, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher Richards among 3,951 family medicine physician records in Georgia
Christopher Richards, M.D. is one of 3,951 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 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 2006, is newer than 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2005 among the 2,542 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 53% 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 Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Family Medicine Physician providers in Georgia
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Common questions
What is Christopher Richards, M.D.'s NPI number?
Christopher Richards, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164475893, issued on May 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Richards, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 201 Poplar St, Ideal, GA, 31041. Phone: (478) 244-2866. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Richards, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 058316, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christopher Richards, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Richards, M.D. had 8,425 Medicare Part D claims for 44 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.