Donald Anthony Richards, MD
Medical Oncology Physician · Tyler, TX
Donald Anthony Richards, MD is a medical oncology physician with a practice address in Tyler, Texas, and NPI 1659313559, issued on Jun 12, 2006. Check the license (Texas G7424, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Donald Anthony Richards
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Medical Oncology Physician 207RX0202X
- License number
- G7424 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 501 Saunders Ave Ste 200, Tyler, TX 75702
- Phone
- (903) 579-9800
- Enumerated
- Jun 12, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2023
- Fax
- (903) 592-5988
- Medicaid IDs
- 138078403 TX
138078405 TX
138078407 TX - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040202000393); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At San Antonio, 1983
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 501 Saunders Ave Ste 200
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Donald Anthony Richards in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license G7424Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average medical oncology physician in 2024
1,590 Medicare Part D claims for 255 beneficiaries, against an average of 703 among the 4,230 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims. 158 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Letrozole227 claims
- Prednisone141 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen86 claims
- Alendronate Sodium62 claims
- Potassium Chloride61 claims
- Abiraterone Acetate55 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 89.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $2,368.83
34 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Array Biopharma Inc. The 3,343 providers of this specialty with any payment received $11,773.47 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 one group practice
- Texas Oncology PATyler, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Donald Anthony Richards, MD's NPI number?
Donald Anthony Richards, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659313559, issued on Jun 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Donald Anthony Richards, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 501 Saunders Ave Ste 200, Tyler, TX, 75702. Phone: (903) 579-9800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Donald Anthony Richards, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number G7424, 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 Anthony Richards, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Donald Anthony Richards, MD had 1,590 Medicare Part D claims for 255 beneficiaries; the average among medical oncology physician prescribers was 703. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Donald Anthony Richards, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 89.4 of 100. 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.