David S. Richards, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Latrobe, PA
David S. Richards, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1427172824, issued on Mar 19, 2007. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD047882L, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David S. Richards
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- MD047882L PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1 Mellon Way, Latrobe, PA 15650
- Phone
- (724) 539-3555
- Enumerated
- Mar 19, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jan 29, 2025
- Fax
- (724) 539-1966
- Medicaid ID
- 0013969330002 PA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100916000787); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Pittsburgh School Of Medicine, 1990
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1 Mellon Way
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Ashley BatsaFamily Nurse Practitioner1760868152
- Lindsey Beabout, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1174814149
Verify David S. Richards in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD047882LCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
8,853 Medicare Part D claims for 939 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 141 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium523 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate382 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium369 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium351 claims
- Lisinopril316 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium281 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $26.67
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Excela Health Physician Practices, IncLatrobe, PA
- Vantage Physical Therapy And Rehabilitation IncJohnstown, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
David S. Richards among 7,300 internal medicine physician records in Pennsylvania
David S. Richards, M.D. is one of 7,300 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 36% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 36% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2008 among the 4,208 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
6 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Latrobe
They are 6 of the 517 NPPES records with a practice address in Latrobe, and 7,300 internal medicine physician records in Pennsylvania.
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- Antonious Hanna, M.D.Jeannette, PA 156441215967781
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- James Nicotero, M.D.Jeannette, PA 156441710005335
Common questions
What is David S. Richards, M.D.'s NPI number?
David S. Richards, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427172824, issued on Mar 19, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David S. Richards, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Mellon Way, Latrobe, PA, 15650. Phone: (724) 539-3555. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David S. Richards, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD047882L, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does David S. Richards, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David S. Richards, M.D. had 8,853 Medicare Part D claims for 939 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.