NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Damien Richardson, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Scottsdale, AZ

Damien Richardson, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Scottsdale, Arizona, and NPI 1487917068, issued on Jun 19, 2012. Check the license (Arizona 71257, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1487917068
Name
Damien Richardson
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License numbers
71257 AZ
2025-01292 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
7400 N Dobson RD Ste 201, Scottsdale, AZ 85256
Phone
(480) 733-7400
Enumerated
Jun 19, 2012
Record last updated
May 7, 2025
Fax
(480) 207-2117
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250911004976); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 7400 N Dobson RD Ste 201

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Shannon Hohnstein, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1346822095
  2. Kevin Klassen, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1184600082
  3. Elysia MesaPhysician Assistant1023742566
  4. Midhat PatelOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1508354499
  5. Stephanie ResslerAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1285041509
  6. David Rizik, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1700862984

Verify Damien Richardson in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

11 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Damien Richardson11
  2. Specialty average346

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.

Industry payments in 2024: $1,284.69

14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was ImpactOrtho, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Damien Richardson$1,285
  2. Specialty average$23,023

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Emergeortho PAArden, NC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Damien Richardson among 462 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Arizona

Damien Richardson, MD is one of 462 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 69% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 69% of these records are older, 28% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated2012 · median 2003 among the 281 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Arizona

There are 462 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Arizona.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Midhat PatelScottsdale, AZ 852561508354499
  2. David Bailie, MDScottsdale, AZ 852551487631099
  3. Chandrakanth Boddu, MBBSScottsdale, AZ 852551477936615
  4. Brandon Gough, M.D.Scottsdale, AZ 852551053537779
  5. Brian Gruber, MDScottsdale, AZ 852551588695761
  6. Bertrand Kaper, MDScottsdale, AZ 852551164497723
  7. Shane Martin, M.D.Scottsdale, AZ 852551659351682
  8. Harlan Stratton, MDScottsdale, AZ 852551750627824

Common questions

What is Damien Richardson, MD's NPI number?

Damien Richardson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487917068, issued on Jun 19, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Damien Richardson, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7400 N Dobson RD Ste 201, Scottsdale, AZ, 85256. Phone: (480) 733-7400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Damien Richardson, MD's license?

NPPES lists Arizona license number 71257, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Damien Richardson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Damien Richardson, MD had 11 Medicare Part D claims; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.