Derek Kuhl Richardson, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · San Francisco, CA
Derek Kuhl Richardson, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1871750851, issued on May 19, 2008. Check the license (California A125845, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Derek Kuhl Richardson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- A125845 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1689 Turk St, San Francisco, CA 94115
- Phone
- (734) 476-9305
- Enumerated
- May 19, 2008
- Record last updated
- Aug 25, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130709000122); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Michigan Medical School, 2007
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Derek Kuhl Richardson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A125845Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
About as many Medicare Part D claims as the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
227 Medicare Part D claims for 175 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 20 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ondansetron Odt23 claims
- Prednisone17 claims
- Cephalexin15 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim15 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass13 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl12 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 84.2 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Cep America - CaliforniaGreenbrae, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Derek Kuhl Richardson among 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California
Derek Kuhl Richardson, MD is one of 7,751 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 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 2008, is newer than 50% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 50% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2011 among the 4,560 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Emergency Medicine Physician providers in California
There are 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California.
All 7,751 in California → Every provider in San Francisco → Emergency Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Stephen Anderka, MDSan Francisco, CA 941151083605455
- Steven Ansley, MDSan Francisco, CA 941151851382378
- Robert Bowyer, DOSan Francisco, CA 941151144211517
- Jennifer Brokaw, MDSan Francisco, CA 941151104817626
- Robert Colvin, MDSan Francisco, CA 941151629069158
- Mary Jane Connell, MDSan Francisco, CA 941151881685311
- Timothy Duncan, MDSan Francisco, CA 941151013908227
- Leif Eriksen, MDSan Francisco, CA 941151235120767
Common questions
What is Derek Kuhl Richardson, MD's NPI number?
Derek Kuhl Richardson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871750851, issued on May 19, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Derek Kuhl Richardson, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1689 Turk St, San Francisco, CA, 94115. Phone: (734) 476-9305. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Derek Kuhl Richardson, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A125845, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Derek Kuhl Richardson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Derek Kuhl Richardson, MD had 227 Medicare Part D claims for 175 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Derek Kuhl Richardson, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.2 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.