Ethan Michael Richards, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Missoula, MT
Ethan Michael Richards, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Missoula, Montana, and NPI 1205213956, issued on May 1, 2015. Check the license (Montana 66289, as entered in NPPES) on the Montana Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ethan Michael Richards
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 66289 MT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 500 W Broadway St, Missoula, MT 59802
- Phone
- (406) 543-7271
- Enumerated
- May 1, 2015
- Record last updated
- May 19, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180508001421); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Minnesota Medical School, 2015
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ethan Michael Richards in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMontana Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 66289Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
153 Medicare Part D claims for 60 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 11 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Spironolactone17 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate15 claims
- Torsemide12 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): 85.4 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 2 group practices
- Partnership Health Center IncMissoula, MT
- Providence Health And Services MtMissoula, MT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ethan Michael Richards among 775 family medicine physician records in Montana
Ethan Michael Richards, MD is one of 775 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Montana. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 80% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 80% of these records are older, 18% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2007 among the 464 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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 Montana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
110 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Missoula
They are 110 of the 3,567 NPPES records with a practice address in Missoula, and 775 family medicine physician records in Montana.
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Common questions
What is Ethan Michael Richards, MD's NPI number?
Ethan Michael Richards, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205213956, issued on May 1, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ethan Michael Richards, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 500 W Broadway St, Missoula, MT, 59802. Phone: (406) 543-7271. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ethan Michael Richards, MD's license?
NPPES lists Montana license number 66289, as entered by the provider. Search the Montana Board of Medical Examiners at https://ebiz.mt.gov/POL/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ethan Michael Richards, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ethan Michael Richards, MD had 153 Medicare Part D claims for 60 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ethan Michael Richards, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.4 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.