NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician NPI 1215964325 MD
Verify on CMS → Cynthia Richards, MD
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician in Fayetteville, North Carolina.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 15,618 in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
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We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
415
Medicare Part D claims · 79 beneficiaries · Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician avg: 793
MIPS score
84/100
▲ 0 pts above national avg 83.5 · Above neutral
Industry payments
$46.95
2 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
What the federal data shows
Cynthia Richards, MD reported a CMS MIPS final score of 84/100 - above the 83.5 national average - and filed 415 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.
- 84/100
- MIPS score · +0 vs avg
- 415
- Part D claims, 2024
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
- ≥39th
- pct among measured MIPS (lower-bound band)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about Cynthia Richards, MD
Federal records show an active NPI with both Medicare prescribing volume and a measured CMS quality score — objective registry data, not patient reviews.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1215964325), first enumerated 06/26/2006.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 415 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
CMS quality reporting (MIPS)
Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 84/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program
- Reported
Board certification signal
Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.
- Reported
Hospital affiliations
1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.
Source: CMS Care Compare
- Reported
Industry payment transparency
$46.95 in reported industry payments (2 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.
Source: CMS Open Payments
- Not in federal data
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Source: State medical board / FSMB
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CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1215964325 · Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-LEGACY · TAX-MID · MIPS-INLINE · RX-LIGHT · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-FINISH
- NPI-10 1215964325
- ENUM-LEGACY 2006
- TAX-MID 16K Physical Medicine
- MIPS-INLINE 84/100
- RX-LIGHT 415
- BOOK-THIN 421 in North Carolina
- PHOTO-FINISH Najdat Atallah · ±0.0
MIPS final-score neighbourhood
Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity
- Richards · this …
Richards · this provider
84 MIPS pts
- Najdat Atallah ·…
Najdat Atallah
84 MIPS pts
- Matthew McLaughl…
Matthew McLaughlin
84 MIPS pts
- Shelley Killen ·…
Shelley Killen
84 MIPS pts
- Linda Okereke · …
Linda Okereke
84 MIPS pts
What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).
Cynthia Richards, MD's MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.
84 ≥ 39th percentile 39% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands
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Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023
Where Cynthia Richards, MD sits
This provider among physical medicine & rehabilitation physician peers
Across the 2,483 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Cynthia Richards, MD writes more Part D claims than 56% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 52% - placing this provider in the high-volume, high-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.
Each dot is one physical medicine & rehabilitation physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Cynthia Richards, MD. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Cynthia Richards, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Cynthia Richards, MD?
Near national averagePrimary specialty
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician
Medicare Part D claims
415 48% vs specialty avg
MIPS final score
84/100 0.5 pts vs avg
Specialty distribution in North Carolina
How Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician compares to other specialties among North Carolina providers
Medicare quality performance, MIPS
Cynthia Richards, MD's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 84/100
- vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1215964325 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician |
| Credentials | MD |
| Gender | Female |
| NPI Issued | 06/26/2006 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
83.9526
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
60.6933
Quality
70.8152
Cost
98
Promoting Interoperability
Reporting: Group practice
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Cynthia Richards, MD bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Central Maine Medical Center
★★★★☆ 4/5
Auburn, ME
Acute Care Hospitals
CMS CCN: 200024
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Cynthia Richards, MD. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$47
Largest payer
ABBVIE INC.
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.
415
Total Claims
$103K
Total Drug Cost
79
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 498.6
- Total Day Supply
- 13,879
- Generic Drug Cost
- $4K
- Opioid Claims
- 74 (17.8% rate)
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 66.6 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.40
- Gender Split
- 75% female / 25% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 29, 65-74: 35, 75-84: N/A, 85+: N/A
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Cynthia Richards, MD prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024
- Ozempic
Ozempic
57 claims
- Gabapentin
Gabapentin
41 claims
- Metformin Hcl Er
Metformin Hcl Er
41 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetamin…
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen
38 claims
- Tramadol Hcl
Tramadol Hcl
25 claims
- Baclofen
Baclofen
23 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl 18
Ondansetron Hcl
18 claims
- Amitriptyline Hcl 17
Amitriptyline Hcl
17 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Ozempic Semaglutide | 57 |
| Gabapentin | 41 |
| Metformin Hcl Er Metformin Hcl | 41 |
| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 38 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 25 |
| Baclofen | 23 |
| Ondansetron Hcl | 18 |
| Amitriptyline Hcl | 17 |
| Meloxicam | 17 |
| Topiramate | 17 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
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Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician Overview
How Cynthia Richards, MD fits within the Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician landscape nationally.
15,618
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician Providers in US
54
States with Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician
793
Avg Claims per Provider
Cynthia Richards, MD's 415 claims are below the specialty average of 793.
Nationwide Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Richards, both outside North Carolina so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Similar MIPS final score
Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (84 here).
Same NPPES enumeration year (2006)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician Providers in North Carolina
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in North Carolina, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Richards.
One of 421 Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician providers enrolled in North Carolina, 5 are shown here.
Dr. Meisha Abbasinejad
MD
Fayetteville, NC
Dr. Stephen Abbott
D.O.
Sanford, NC
Dr. Matthew Adamkin
M.D.
Charlotte, NC
Dr. David Agner
MD
Charlotte, NC
Dr. Usman Ahmad
D.O.
Charlotte, NC
Compare Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cynthia Richards, MD's specialty? ▼
Cynthia Richards, MD specializes in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician and practices in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Credentials: MD.
How much does Cynthia Richards, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Cynthia Richards, MD wrote 415 Medicare Part D claims totaling $103K in drug costs for 79 beneficiaries.
What is Cynthia Richards, MD's Medicare quality score? ▼
Cynthia Richards, MD has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 84/100 (Quality: 60.7, Cost: 70.8). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Cynthia Richards, MD located? ▼
Cynthia Richards, MD is located at 1540 PURDUE DR, Fayetteville, NC, 28303. Phone: (910) 630-1112.
What is Cynthia Richards, MD's NPI number? ▼
Cynthia Richards, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215964325, issued on 06/26/2006.
Does Cynthia Richards, MD prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Cynthia Richards, MD had 74 opioid claims in 2024 with an opioid prescribing rate of 17.8%.
How many Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 15,618 Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician providers across 54 states in the US. The average Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician provider writes 793 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Cynthia Richards, MD prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Cynthia Richards, MD's most frequently prescribed drugs include Ozempic, Gabapentin, Metformin Hcl Er. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Cynthia Richards, MD accept Medicare? ▼
Cynthia Richards, MD appears in CMS Medicare data with 415 Part D claims and 79 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Cynthia Richards, MD's credentials? ▼
Cynthia Richards, MD's NPI is 1215964325 with credentials MD. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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