NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Donn Robert Richards, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Festus, MO

Donn Robert Richards, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Festus, Missouri, and NPI 1588723704, issued on Dec 6, 2006. Check the license (Missouri 2004014278, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; 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
1588723704
Name
Donn Robert Richards
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
2004014278 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1390 US Highway 61 Ste 3200N, Festus, MO 63028
Phone
(636) 933-1669
Enumerated
Dec 6, 2006
Record last updated
Sep 10, 2025
Fax
(636) 933-1699
Medicaid ID
1588723704 MO
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20041215000548); accepts Medicare assignment
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
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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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59% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

1,436 Medicare Part D claims for 593 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 32 claims were for opioids.

  1. Donn Richards1,436
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Methylprednisolone275 claims
  2. Fluticasone Propionate217 claims
  3. Tizanidine Hcl122 claims
  4. Hydroxyzine Hcl109 claims
  5. Naproxen85 claims
  6. Mupirocin52 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: $13.74

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Donn Richards$13.74
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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

  1. Fast Track Medical LLCSaint Louis, MO
  2. Lester E Cox Medical CentersSpringfield, MO

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

Donn Robert Richards among 2,991 family medicine physician records in Missouri

Donn Robert Richards, M.D. is one of 2,991 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 13% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 52% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated1985 · median 2006 among the 1,778 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

24 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Festus

They are 24 of the 706 NPPES records with a practice address in Festus, and 2,991 family medicine physician records in Missouri.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Anthony Anderson, MDFestus, MO 630281679524094
  2. Padmini Charles, MDFestus, MO 630281477522977
  3. Jeffrey Draves, M.D.Festus, MO 630281164416996
  4. Earl Draves, M.D.Festus, MO 630281164416624
  5. Pascal Gaudreault, M.D.Festus, MO 630281811982754
  6. Christopher Gray, D.O.Festus, MO 630281437306297
  7. Kurt Jaeger, M.D.Festus, MO 630281578501011
  8. Kenneth Kilian, M.D.Festus, MO 630281225023955

Common questions

What is Donn Robert Richards, M.D.'s NPI number?

Donn Robert Richards, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588723704, issued on Dec 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Donn Robert Richards, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1390 US Highway 61 Ste 3200N, Festus, MO, 63028. Phone: (636) 933-1669. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Donn Robert Richards, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Missouri license number 2004014278, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Donn Robert Richards, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Donn Robert Richards, M.D. had 1,436 Medicare Part D claims for 593 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.