2026 NPPES data Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician NPI 1215964325 MD
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CYNTHIA RICHARDS, MD

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician in FAYETTEVILLE, North Carolina. CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System profile including specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare prescribing data when reported.

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Prescribing volume
288
Medicare Part D claims · 89 beneficiaries · Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician avg: 781
Generic prescribing
83%
generic claims · 17% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
83.9526/100
▲ 1 pts above national avg 83.1 · [object Object]
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 83.9526/100 — above the 83.1 national average — and filed 288 Medicare Part D claims in 2023.

83.9526/100
MIPS score · +1 vs avg
288
Part D claims, 2023
83%
generic prescribing
Likely
board-certified (heuristic)

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.

CYNTHIA RICHARDS, MD's MIPS score vs every scored U.S. clinician

CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023 — the federal quality measure

84 42nd percentile higher than 42% of 477,587 scored providers

0–10: 8,684 scored providers (2%). Below this entry. 10–20: 3,008 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 20–30: 3,069 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 30–40: 2,746 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 40–50: 2,928 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,882 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 60–70: 13,906 scored providers (3%). Below this entry. 70–80: 118,074 scored providers (25%). Below this entry. 80–90: 129,887 scored providers (27%). This entry sits in this band. 90–100: 189,403 scored providers (40%). Above this entry. This provider 0 100 every MIPS-scored clinician, bucketed by value

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Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023

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 + 2 hospital affiliations — 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 average

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 06/26/2006

NPI 1215964325

Primary specialty

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician

Mid-sized

15,306 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

288 63% vs specialty avg

2023 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 781

MIPS final score

83.9526/100 0.8526000000000096% pts

Above neutral band

vs 83.1 national avg

Specialty distribution in North Carolina

How Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician compares to other specialties among North Carolina providers

North Carolina providers

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician share within North Carolina

1. Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician42%2. Internal medicine21%3. Family medicine17%4. Surgical12%5. Pediatric8%
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician share within North Carolina

Medicare quality performance — MIPS

CYNTHIA RICHARDS, MD's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician national average

Near national average
MIPS Final Score
83.9526/100
vs 83.1 national avg · 2023 performance year

MIPS final score (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician) — 83.9526/100 vs national avg 83.1

0%100%National avg83%84%
MIPS final score (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician) — 83.9526/100 vs national avg 83.1

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).

CYNTHIA RICHARDS, MD appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician provider holding MD credentials at 1540 PURDUE DR, FAYETTEVILLE, NC, 28303, with a listed phone of (910) 630-1112. NPI 1215964325 was issued on 06/26/2006. Because NPPES data is self-reported by the provider and refreshed monthly, the address, phone, and specialty reflect what RICHARDS most recently submitted to CMS rather than a vetted directory listing, which is why patients should always confirm the practice is still at this location before scheduling.

Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 288 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 89 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $46K in drug spend, split 17% brand-name and 83% generic by claim count, with an opioid prescribing rate of 28.8%. These figures capture only Medicare Part D — commercial insurance, Medicaid, and cash-pay prescriptions are not included, and any drug-beneficiary cell under 11 is suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. On the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, this provider earned a Final Score of 83.9526/100 for the 2023 performance year (Quality 60.6933, Cost 70.8152), compared with the national average of 83.1.

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician is a mid-sized specialty nationwide, with 15,306 enrolled providers across 54 states and an average of 781 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist — always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.

Practice Address

1540 PURDUE DR
FAYETTEVILLE, NC 28303

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
Avg: 83.1
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
BRIDGTON HOSPITAL
★★★☆☆ 3/5
BRIDGTON, ME
Critical Access Hospitals
CMS CCN: 201310

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.

Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Typical

CYNTHIA RICHARDS, MD — brand share 17.0%
Specialty average (est.)

17% brand-name claims vs 83% generic, on 288 2023 Medicare Part D claims.

The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.

288
Total Claims
$46K
Total Drug Cost
89
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
342
Total Day Supply
9,036
Brand vs Generic
17% brand / 83% generic
Brand Drug Cost
$41K
Generic Drug Cost
$5K
Opioid Claims
83 (28.8% rate)

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
67.6 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
1.64
Gender Split
65% female / 35% male
Age Distribution
<65: 22, 65-74: 49, 75-84: N/A, 85+: N/A

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

What CYNTHIA RICHARDS, MD prescribes most

Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023

claims
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File As of 2023
Drug Claims
Gabapentin
37
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen
Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen
34
Methocarbamol
21
Cyclobenzaprine Hcl
20
Xtampza Er
Oxycodone Myristate
15
Tramadol Hcl
14
Diazepam
13
Pregabalin
13
Baclofen
12
Celecoxib
11

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician Overview

How CYNTHIA RICHARDS, MD fits within the Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician landscape nationally.

15,306
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician Providers in US
54
States with Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician
781
Avg Claims per Provider

CYNTHIA RICHARDS, MD's 288 claims are below the specialty average of 781.

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.

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 2023, CYNTHIA RICHARDS, MD wrote 288 Medicare Part D claims totaling $46K in drug costs for 89 beneficiaries.
What is CYNTHIA RICHARDS, MD's Medicare quality score?
CYNTHIA RICHARDS, MD has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 83.9526/100 (Quality: 60.6933, Cost: 70.8152). The national average MIPS Final Score is 83.1. 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 more brand-name or generic drugs?
CYNTHIA RICHARDS, MD's prescribing is 17% brand-name and 83% generic drugs by claim count, with $41K in brand drug costs.
Does CYNTHIA RICHARDS, MD prescribe opioids?
Yes, CYNTHIA RICHARDS, MD had 83 opioid claims in 2023 with an opioid prescribing rate of 28.8%.
How many Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician providers are there in the US?
There are 15,306 Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician providers across 54 states in the US. The average Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician provider writes 781 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does CYNTHIA RICHARDS, MD prescribe most often?
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, CYNTHIA RICHARDS, MD's most frequently prescribed drugs include Gabapentin, Oxycodone-Acetaminophen, Methocarbamol. 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 288 Part D claims and 89 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. 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

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 (2023). 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 April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

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