Elaine Theresa Richards-Hercher, RN / CNM
Advanced Practice Midwife · Wilkes Barre, PA
Elaine Theresa Richards-Hercher, RN / CNM is an advanced practice midwife with a practice address in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1568448835, issued on Dec 19, 2005. Check the license (Pennsylvania MW008477L, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Elaine Theresa Richards-Hercher
- Credential
- RN / CNM
- Primary taxonomy
- Advanced Practice Midwife 367A00000X
- License numbers
- MW008477L PA
RN342560L PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1155 E Mountain Blvd, Wilkes Barre, PA 18702
- Phone
- (570) 808-7916
- Enumerated
- Dec 19, 2005
- Record last updated
- Mar 11, 2025
- Fax
- (570) 808-6006
- Medicaid ID
- 101506448001 PA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20061019000400); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1155 E Mountain Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Elaine Theresa Richards-Hercher in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
Search for license MW008477LCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
22% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average advanced practice midwife in 2024
56 Medicare Part D claims for 21 beneficiaries, against an average of 72 among the 2,776 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 29% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Clobetasol Propionate18 claims
- Premarin14 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Geisinger ClinicWilkes Barre, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Elaine Theresa Richards-Hercher among 464 advanced practice midwife records in Pennsylvania
Elaine Theresa Richards-Hercher, RN / CNM is one of 464 advanced practice midwife records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 58% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 93% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 58% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 41% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2016 among the 188 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 367A00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Advanced Practice Midwife providers in Pennsylvania
There are 464 advanced practice midwife records in Pennsylvania.
All 464 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Wilkes Barre → Advanced Practice Midwife nationwide →
The 8 advanced practice midwife records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Karen Carbaugh, CRNPWilkes Barre, PA 187021013342245
- Jessica Miller, CNMWilkes Barre, PA 187021982250742
- Jennifer Shoback, CNMWilkes Barre, PA 187021528474905
- Melissa Slaght, CNMWilkes Barre, PA 187021467891242
- Jeanne Vesnefskie, CNMWilkes Barre, PA 187021326433905
- Sharon Foley, CNMWilkes Barre, PA 187111770837528
- Kyla Hennigan, CNM, WHNP-BCWilkes Barre, PA 187111346910957
- Beth Coleman, CNMSayre, PA 188401578522728
Common questions
What is Elaine Theresa Richards-Hercher, RN / CNM's NPI number?
Elaine Theresa Richards-Hercher, RN / CNM's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568448835, issued on Dec 19, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Elaine Theresa Richards-Hercher, RN / CNM located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1155 E Mountain Blvd, Wilkes Barre, PA, 18702. Phone: (570) 808-7916. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Elaine Theresa Richards-Hercher, RN / CNM's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MW008477L, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Elaine Theresa Richards-Hercher, RN / CNM prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Elaine Theresa Richards-Hercher, RN / CNM had 56 Medicare Part D claims for 21 beneficiaries; the average among advanced practice midwife prescribers was 72. 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.