NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Donald Demetre-Wayne Richards, M.D., M.P.H

Hospitalist Physician · Dallas, TX

Donald Demetre-Wayne Richards, M.D., M.P.H is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Dallas, Texas, and NPI 1629572037, issued on Mar 20, 2018. Check the license (Texas T2738, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas 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
1629572037
Name
Donald Demetre-Wayne Richards
Credential
M.D., M.P.H
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License number
T2738 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6201 Harry Hines Blvd, Dallas, TX 75390
Phone
(214) 633-5555
Enumerated
Mar 20, 2018
Record last updated
Jul 31, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 6201 Harry Hines Blvd

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

  1. Muhammad Abu ZarHospitalist Physician1487215943
  2. Sarwat Afghani, PAPhysician Assistant1679902621
  3. Aimaz Afrough, M.D.Hematology (Internal Medicine) Physician1477964518
  4. Murtaza Ahmed, MDHospitalist Physician1023750445
  5. Amisha Ahuja, M.D.Gastroenterology Physician1912431966
  6. Camli Al-Sadek, MDInternal Medicine Physician1770024945

Verify Donald Demetre-Wayne Richards in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas 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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57% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

224 Medicare Part D claims for 39 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 35% of claims.

  1. Donald Richards224
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Pradaxa34 claims
  2. Jardiance19 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium17 claims
  4. Metoprolol Succinate14 claims
  5. Carvedilol12 claims
  6. Eliquis12 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.

Donald Demetre-Wayne Richards among 1,587 hospitalist physician records in Texas

Donald Demetre-Wayne Richards, M.D., M.P.H is one of 1,587 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Texas. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 68% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 68% of these records are older, 27% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 82% of these records are
  • Record last updated2021 · 25% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Hospitalist Physician providers in Texas

There are 1,587 hospitalist physician records in Texas.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Syeda Jaffery, M.D.Dallas, TX 753901225008584
  2. Sumeet Kalra, M.D.Dallas, TX 753901619973450
  3. Neeraj Kalra, MDDallas, TX 753901497731103
  4. Matthew Lo, MDDallas, TX 753901013126200
  5. Kehinde Odedosu, M.D.Dallas, TX 753901528265485
  6. Asha Rajashekar, M.D.Dallas, TX 753901013182732
  7. Ajitha Raju, MDDallas, TX 753901730298985
  8. Christiana Renner, MDDallas, TX 753901316105851

Common questions

What is Donald Demetre-Wayne Richards, M.D., M.P.H's NPI number?

Donald Demetre-Wayne Richards, M.D., M.P.H's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629572037, issued on Mar 20, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Donald Demetre-Wayne Richards, M.D., M.P.H located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6201 Harry Hines Blvd, Dallas, TX, 75390. Phone: (214) 633-5555. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Donald Demetre-Wayne Richards, M.D., M.P.H's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number T2738, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Donald Demetre-Wayne Richards, M.D., M.P.H prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Donald Demetre-Wayne Richards, M.D., M.P.H had 224 Medicare Part D claims for 39 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.